Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

Atlantic coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef out to
60 nm and Gulf coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee
out 20 nm and Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach out 60 nm...including
the waters of Biscayne Bay and Lake Okeechobee.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.

AMZ600-GMZ606-190300-
Synopsis for Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef FL out to 60 nm and for East
Cape Sable to Bonita Beach FL out to 60 nm-
1000 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.Synopsis...

Light surface winds are expected to prevail through the rest of this
week across our local waters. Northerly swell will also continue to
wane today across the northern Atlantic waters. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms will develop each day and could lead to locally
higher winds and waves.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Sep 17, 2024...

  6 nautical miles south southeast of Fowey Rocks.
  7 nautical miles east of Port Everglades.
  3 nautical miles east northeast of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-190300-
Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
1000 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A slight chance
of showers and tstms late in the morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and
tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. Showers and tstms likely.
.FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. Showers and tstms likely.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

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AMZ651-671-190300-
Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM
excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-
1000 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...SE winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at
3 seconds and N 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth.
A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely. Tstms likely in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. Showers and tstms likely.
.FRI...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of tstms.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

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GMZ656-657-676-190300-
Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
1000 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers and tstms late in the morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...S winds 5 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas less than
2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and
inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft
or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

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AMZ610-190300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers and
tstms likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Lake waters
smooth. Showers and tstms likely in the evening.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Lake waters
smooth. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers and
tstms likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Lake
waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE 5 kt in the afternoon.
Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Lake
waters light chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.

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AMZ630-190300-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Smooth. A slight chance of
showers and tstms late in the morning, then a chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Smooth. Showers and tstms likely,
mainly in the evening.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Smooth. A
chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and
tstms likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Smooth.
Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E 5 kt in the afternoon.
Smooth. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely. Tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.

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