Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 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-GMZ606-201700-
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-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.Synopsis...

Generally light surface winds will continue across the coastal
waters through the rest of the weekend. The northerly swell will
continue to subside across the northern Atlantic waters with seas
remaining below advisory criteria. However, scattered to numerous
showers and thunderstorms will develop each day and could bring
periods of locally strong winds and and rough seas.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Sep 19, 2024...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-201700-
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-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers and tstms
likely.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 10 seconds and N
2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at
6 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

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AMZ651-671-201700-
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-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of tstms.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and N
2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance
of tstms through the night. A chance of showers, then a chance of
tstms.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.

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GMZ656-657-676-201700-
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-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. 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.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers and tstms through the night. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
tstms through the night. A chance of showers, then a chance of
tstms in the afternoon.

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AMZ610-201700-
Lake Okeechobee-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms in the evening.
.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. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Lake waters a moderate
chop.

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AMZ630-201700-
Biscayne Bay-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt, becoming E around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A
moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

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