Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 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-GMZ606-121700-
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 Wed Jun 12 2024

.Synopsis...

Generally fresh southerly to southwesterly winds can be expected
through today as the flow strengthens south of a stalled frontal
boundary and surface low over the southeastern United States.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms can be expected each day
through the end of the workweek, resulting in periods of locally
higher winds and seas.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Periods of higher winds and seas are possible,
particularly around showers and thunderstorms.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Jun 11, 2024 at 12 UTC...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-121700-
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 Wed Jun 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...S SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters
a moderate chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 1 to
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light
chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with
a chance of tstms.
.FRI...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SW
1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with
a chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and N NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE in the evening. Seas
1 foot. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

$$

AMZ651-671-121700-
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 Wed Jun 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters
a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.THU...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SE
1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with
a chance of tstms.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SAT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E NE in the evening. Seas
1 foot. Wave Detail: S SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

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GMZ656-657-676-121700-
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 Wed Jun 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt
nearshore and S SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 25 kt
offshore. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S SW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the
morning. Showers. Tstms likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
1 to 2 ft near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S
SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Tstms
likely in the evening. Showers through the night. A chance of
tstms after midnight.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and
around 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

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AMZ610-121700-
Lake Okeechobee-
401 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TODAY...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop. A
chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.THU...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...S SW winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers likely
in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SAT...S SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S SE winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...E NE winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers in the morning. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely in the afternoon.

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AMZ630-121700-
Biscayne Bay-
401 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop. A
chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.THU...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers with
a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

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