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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
141 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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.

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141 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.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...

Light to moderate east to southeast winds will be in place through
the rest of the week. These are expected to veer westerly by the
second half of the weekend. Seas are expected at 2 feet or less
across all local waters for the next several days. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms remain possible each day, which may cause periods
of locally rough seas and gusty winds.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Aug 28, 2025.

  6 nautical miles south southeast of Fowey Rocks.
 14 nautical miles east of Port Everglades.
 15 nautical miles east of Lake Worth.
 17 nautical miles east of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-290600-
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-
141 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas less than 2 ft
or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely,
mainly this evening.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot
at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of tstms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters
smooth. Showers likely. Tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters smooth. Tstms likely. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters smooth. Showers with tstms likely in the
evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning,
then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of tstms.
Showers.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters light chop. Showers with tstms likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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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-
141 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance
of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. Showers
likely. Tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters smooth. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the
morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters smooth. Showers likely. Tstms likely, mainly in
the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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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-
141 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE late this evening, then
becoming E after midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms until early morning, then a slight chance of
showers and tstms late.
.FRI...E winds around 5 kt, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers and
tstms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Lake Okeechobee-
141 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Lake waters light
chop. Showers and tstms likely early this evening, then a chance of
showers and tstms late this evening.
.FRI...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Lake
waters smooth. Showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers and
tstms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Lake
waters smooth. Showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
Showers and tstms.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
Showers and tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Lake
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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Biscayne Bay-
141 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...SE winds around 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms
in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Smooth. Showers likely. Tstms
likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Smooth. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. Showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Smooth. Showers with tstms likely
in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. Showers and tstms
likely.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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