Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
743 AM EDT Wed May 8 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-GMZ606-090015-
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-
743 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.Synopsis...

Gentle to moderate southeasterly wind flow will prevail across the
Atlantic waters through late this week as high pressure sits over
the Western Atlantic. Southwesterly flow will briefly develop over
the Gulf waters each afternoon. A few isolated showers and
thunderstorms may be possible at times.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 07, 2024 at 12 UTC...

  7 nautical miles southeast of Fowey Rocks.
 12 nautical miles east southeast of Port Everglades.
 10 nautical miles east of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

$$

AMZ650-670-090015-
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-
743 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt along the coast to S SE 15 to
20 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and N NE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.THU...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and N NE 1 foot
at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...S SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...W SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of showers late in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the
morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S SW winds around 10 kt with gusts to around 20 kt
becoming NW with gusts to around 20 kt after midnight, then
becoming N NE in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance
of tstms. A slight chance of showers.

$$

AMZ651-671-090015-
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-
743 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt along the coast to SE 15 to 20 kt
with gusts to around 20 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: E SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.THU...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.FRI...S SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...W SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas less than 2 ft along the coast and 2 to 3 ft in the Gulf
Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms through the night.
.SUN...N NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 to 2 ft along the coast and 2 to 3 ft in the Gulf Stream.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.

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GMZ656-657-676-090015-
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-
743 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 0 to
1 foot near shore and 1 to 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SE
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI...W SW winds in the evening. Winds S SW 5 to 10 kt in
the morning. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: W SW
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight
chance of tstms. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NE in the morning.
Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.SUN...N NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.

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AMZ610-090015-
Lake Okeechobee-
743 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE 10 to 15 kt.
Lake waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt
becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Lake waters a moderate
chop.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt becoming E SE in the afternoon. Lake
waters a light chop.

$$

AMZ630-090015-
Biscayne Bay-
743 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.THU...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...W SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...W SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt
becoming N NW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Bay waters a moderate
chop.
.SUN...N NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Bay
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

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