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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
406 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

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-GMZ606-172100-
406 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.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...

Gentle to moderate southerly winds across the Atlantic waters today,
with west to northwesterly winds across the Gulf waters. A brief
period of cautionary winds are possible over the Gulf waters Tuesday
afternoon.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Aug 12, 2026.

 22 nautical miles north northeast of Fowey Rocks.
  7 nautical miles east 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.

$$

AMZ650-670-172100-
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-
406 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms late.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms late.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ651-671-172100-
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-
406 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at
2 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms late.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters light chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-172100-
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-
406 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.TODAY...E winds around 5 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUE...NW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then 1 to
2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms until late afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ610-172100-
Lake Okeechobee-
406 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers in the
morning. A chance of tstms late in the morning, then showers and
tstms likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers and
tstms likely early in the evening, then a chance of tstms late in
the evening. A chance of showers in the late evening and early
morning.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers and tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers and
tstms likely early in the evening.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms early in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ630-172100-
Biscayne Bay-
406 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Light chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Light
chop.
.TUE...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A moderate chop.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Light chop.
A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms early in the evening.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers and
tstms early in the evening.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers and tstms
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms early in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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