Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 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-GMZ606-231700-
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-
401 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.

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AMZ650-670-231700-
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-
401 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.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 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
tstms. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.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 8 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. Tstms likely in the morning.
Showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

$$

AMZ651-671-231700-
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-
401 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.TODAY...E 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. A slight chance of showers and tstms 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 8 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...E 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 8 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. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.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 with a chance of tstms.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-231700-
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-
401 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.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 in the morning.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 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 tstms in
the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 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 20 to 25 kt. 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 with a chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after
midnight.
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
late morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. 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
5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft,
occasionally to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at
6 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. Bay and inland waters rough in exposed areas. Showers
and tstms.
.THU...SE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. 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 with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 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 in the evening. Showers. A chance of
tstms after midnight.
.FRI...S 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.

$$

AMZ610-231700-
Lake Okeechobee-
401 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. 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 late. Lake
waters choppy. A chance of showers 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
after midnight. Lake waters rough. Tstms likely in the evening.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Lake waters rough. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers
likely. Tstms likely.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
late morning and afternoon. Lake waters choppy. A chance of tstms
in the morning. Showers likely. Tstms likely in the afternoon.

$$

AMZ630-231700-
Biscayne Bay-
401 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
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...E 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.

$$