Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
174 FZUS52 KMFL 221401 CWFMFL Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Miami FL 1001 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 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-GMZ606-230300- 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- 1001 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .Synopsis... Generally light surface winds will continue across the coastal waters through the rest of the weekend. Northerly swell will return to the Atlantic waters next week from a low pressure system off the Mid-Atlantic Coast. This will allow for the Atlantic seas to increase from around 2 feet today to 3 to 5 feet by the middle of the week. The Gulf seas will remain at 2 feet or less early in the week. There could be a few thunderstorms each day through early week over the local waters of South Florida. Eyes turn to the tropics by mid to late week with activity in the northwestern Caribbean that could develop. 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. $$ AMZ650-670-230300- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM- Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 1001 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers in the evening. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely in the afternoon. $$ AMZ651-671-230300- 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- 1001 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers and tstms. $$ GMZ656-657-676-230300- 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- 1001 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MON...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. .MON NIGHT...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 3 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 with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Showers likely in the evening. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely in the afternoon. $$ AMZ610-230300- Lake Okeechobee- 1001 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. 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. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Lake waters a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Lake waters a moderate chop. .TUE AND 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. Lake waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after midnight, then diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. $$ AMZ630-230300- Biscayne Bay- 1001 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Smooth. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED THROUGH THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Choppy. Showers and tstms likely. $$