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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 AM EDT Tue May 21 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-GMZ606-211700-
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-
400 AM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.Synopsis...

Winds will gradually shift to a north to northeasterly direction
today as a weak surface low shifts away from the area and high
pressure builds to our north with speeds remaining relatively light.
The threat of thunderstorms, some of which could be strong, will
persist through today with these storms resulting in periods of
locally hazardous winds and seas.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 21, 2024 at 12 UTC...

  7 nautical miles southeast of Fowey Rocks.
  9 nautical miles east of Port Everglades.
 10 nautical miles northeast of Lake Worth.
 13 nautical miles southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-211700-
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-
400 AM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TODAY...N NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms through the night.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to E 10 to 15 kt in
the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE in the morning.
Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms through the night.
.SAT...Along the coast, S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E SE 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, SE winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.

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AMZ651-671-211700-
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-
400 AM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TODAY...N NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then
a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less along the
coast and 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft in the Gulf Stream.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
N NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms through
the night.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the morning.
Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

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GMZ656-657-676-211700-
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-
400 AM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TODAY...Nearshore, N NE winds 5 kt becoming W in the afternoon.
Offshore, NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W NW in the afternoon.
Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: N NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Nearshore, N winds 5 kt in the evening. Winds E NE
after midnight. Offshore, N NW winds 5 to 10 kt in the evening.
Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: N NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.WED...E winds 5 kt becoming S SE around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt nearshore and E 5 to 10 kt
offshore. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms through the night.
.THU...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds around 5 kt nearshore and E SE 5 to 10 kt
offshore. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...SE winds around 5 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S SW winds around 5 kt becoming SE 5 kt late in the
evening. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers and tstms through the night.
.SAT...S SE winds 5 kt becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance
of showers and tstms.

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AMZ610-211700-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 AM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 kt becoming E NE in the afternoon. Lake waters
smooth. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the morning. Lake
waters a light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 kt becoming E SE in the afternoon. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.

$$

AMZ630-211700-
Biscayne Bay-
400 AM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Bay
waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers
and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of
showers in the morning. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.

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