Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 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-GMZ606-240300-
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 Mon Sep 23 2024

.Synopsis...

A gentle to moderate easterly wind flow today will gradually become
moderate to fresh on Tuesday across most of the local waters.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible each day
through Tuesday. Hazardous marine conditions may develop over the
Atlantic and Gulf waters for the middle to the end of the week with
increasing winds and seas as a tropical disturbance currently in the
Carribean Sea pushes northward into Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Sep 21, 2024...

  6 nautical miles east of Fowey Rocks.
 10 nautical miles northeast 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.

$$

AMZ650-670-240300-
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 Mon Sep 23 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and
tstms in the evening.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and
NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE
7 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. Showers with tstms likely.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
late morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the
morning. Showers likely. Tstms likely in the afternoon.

$$

AMZ651-671-240300-
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 Mon Sep 23 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
tstms late in the morning.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters
a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at
9 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms.
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and
N 1 foot at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
7 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. Showers with tstms likely.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-240300-
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 Mon Sep 23 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds,
becoming E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 5 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. Tstms likely in the evening. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms after midnight.
.WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters rough in exposed areas. A chance
of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SE 9 ft at
6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Bay and inland waters rough
in exposed areas. Showers and tstms.
.THU...S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, occasionally to 17 ft. Bay and inland
waters rough in exposed areas. Showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, occasionally to 14 ft, subsiding
to 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft after midnight. Bay and
inland waters rough in exposed areas. Tstms likely in the
evening. Showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely in
the afternoon.

$$

AMZ610-240300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Lake
waters a moderate chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in
the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in
the late evening and overnight. Lake waters rough. Showers and
tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Lake waters rough. Showers and tstms likely.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Lake waters a
moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely.
Tstms likely in the afternoon.

$$

AMZ630-240300-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Choppy. Tstms likely in the
evening. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Rough. Showers and tstms.

$$