Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
118 AM EDT Fri May 23 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.

AMZ600-GMZ606-231400-
118 AM EDT Fri May 23 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...

Mostly benign marine conditions will persist through the remainder
of the work week and into the weekend with light winds and seas 2 ft
or less. Showers and storms will be possible across the Lake
Okeechobee and nearshore Atlantic waters this afternoon into early
evening with the potential of locally higher winds and waves
occurring.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 22, 2025...

105 nautical miles north northeast of Fowey Rocks.
 69 nautical miles north northeast of Port Everglades.
 29 nautical miles north northeast of Lake Worth.
 11 nautical miles north northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

$$

AMZ650-670-231400-
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-
118 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance
of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of
tstms.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

$$

AMZ651-671-231400-
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-
118 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

.TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then
1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers, then a chance of
tstms in the afternoon.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-231400-
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-
118 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth.
.SAT...E winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas less than
2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms.

$$

AMZ610-231400-
Lake Okeechobee-
118 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms in the evening.
.SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers and tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers
and tstms likely in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
A chance of showers and tstms through the night.
.MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of tstms in the evening.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.

$$

AMZ630-231400-
Biscayne Bay-
118 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

.TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms
in the evening.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms, then a chance of showers and tstms in
the afternoon.

$$