Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 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-GMZ606-180300-
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 Tue Sep 17 2024

.Synopsis...

Light surface winds are expected to prevail this week across our
local waters. With the dissipation of Potential Tropical Cyclone 8
across the southeastern United States, northerly swell will
gradually decrease and wane across the northern Atlantic waters
today into Wednesday. 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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AMZ650-670-180300-
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 Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and N
3 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth.
A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and
tstms likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of tstms in the
morning. Showers likely. Tstms likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters smooth. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.

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AMZ651-671-180300-
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 Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters smooth. Showers likely late in the morning. A
chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters
smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters
smooth. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely. Tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 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 likely in the evening. A chance of tstms.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SE winds around 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 likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-180300-
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 Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay
and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and
inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...SE winds 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...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.

$$

AMZ610-180300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers and tstms late in the morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Lake waters
smooth. Showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 5 kt, becoming E late. Lake waters smooth. A
chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and
tstms likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance
of showers and tstms in the evening. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.

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AMZ630-180300-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and
tstms late in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E 5 kt after midnight.
Smooth. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms in the
morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt in the afternoon.
Smooth. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely. Tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms.

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