Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
311 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

Atlantic coastal waters from Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out 60 nm.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
one third of the waves, along with the occasional height of the
average highest ten percent of the waves.

ANZ500-170830-
Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out to 60 nm
311 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary will continue to slowly move
southeast across the Treasure Coast and stall across south
central Florida into Friday. Isolated lightning storms are
forecast to push offshore in vicinity of the front south of
Sebastian Inlet this afternoon and evening. Eventually, this
boundary will lift northeast as a warm front on Saturday as
another cold front approaches the waters on Sunday.

.GULF STREAM HAZARDS...None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream
based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Tuesday, May
14th.

41 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet.
29 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral.
24 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet.
17 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet.
10 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.

$$

AMZ550-170830-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-
311 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and north 1 foot at
4 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds and north 1 foot at 4 seconds. Mostly smooth on the
intracoastal waters.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
7 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 8 seconds. Mostly smooth on the
intracoastal waters.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest. Seas
1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east
2 feet at 9 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of
showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north. Seas
3 to 4 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ552-170830-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm-
311 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. Mostly smooth on the
intracoastal waters.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
5 seconds and east 1 foot at 8 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at
9 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest. Seas
1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east
1 foot at 9 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of
showers.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ555-170830-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-
311 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal
waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Mostly smooth on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and north 1 foot at 5 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
9 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon and evening, becoming southwest after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 9 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
building to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the evening,
subsiding to 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming southwest
2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. A light
chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ570-170830-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-
311 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late.
Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening, becoming
southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers, then a
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon,
then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ572-170830-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm-
311 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
late. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and
south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon,
then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest. Seas
3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ575-170830-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-
311 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and
north 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds and north 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon,
then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest. Seas
2 to 3 feet, building to 4 feet after midnight. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$