Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
495 FZUS52 KMFL 212001 CWFMFL Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Miami FL 401 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-GMZ606-220900- 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 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 afternoon to 3 to 5 feet by middle of next week. The Gulf seas will remain at 2 feet or less through early next week. 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. $$ AMZ650-670-220900- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM- Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 401 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ651-671-220900- 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 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .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. $$ GMZ656-657-676-220900- 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 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .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 and tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms 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. $$ AMZ610-220900- Lake Okeechobee- 401 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. 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. $$ AMZ630-220900- Biscayne Bay- 401 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...N winds 5 kt, becoming E around 5 kt in the afternoon. Smooth. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Smooth. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers through the night, then a chance of showers and tstms. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A moderate chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. $$