Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 PM EDT Sat Sep 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-GMZ606-221500-
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-
1000 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 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 this weekend to 3 to 5 feet by middle of
next week. The Gulf seas will remain at 2 feet or less. There could
be a few thunderstorms each day through early next week over the
local waters of South Florida.

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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AMZ650-670-221500-
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-
1000 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers late in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds
and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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 with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in
exposed areas.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers.

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AMZ651-671-221500-
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-
1000 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth.
.SUN...N winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth.
.SUN NIGHT...E 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.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters
a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers,
then a chance of tstms.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-221500-
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-
1000 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
late in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.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 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
late evening and overnight. 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 tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in
the late evening and early morning, then diminishing to 15 to
20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. Showers and tstms likely.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely.
Tstms likely.

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AMZ610-221500-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after
midnight. Lake waters light chop.
.SUN...N winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...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. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Lake waters a moderate 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.
Lake waters a moderate chop.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Lake waters a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of
showers, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Lake
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

$$

AMZ630-221500-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Smooth.
.SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Smooth.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Smooth.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. A moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers through the night, then a chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
A moderate chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely.

$$