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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 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-GMZ606-170300-
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-
1000 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.Synopsis...

Moderate to fresh easterly wind flow will remain in place across the
local waters through the middle of the week as high pressure
prevails. These winds will slowly subside towards the end of the
week as they shift and become southeasterly.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 13, 2024 at 12 UTC...

 12 nautical miles east northeast of Port Everglades.
 10 nautical miles northeast of Lake Worth.
 13 nautical miles southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-170300-
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-
1000 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to SE
5 to 10 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.

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AMZ651-671-170300-
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-
1000 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to E 10 to 15 kt in
the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to SE
5 to 10 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop.

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GMZ656-657-676-170300-
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-
1000 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...Near shore, E SE winds 5 to 10 kt, Gusts up to
20 kt. Well offshore, E SE winds around 15 kt with gusts to
around 20 kt becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt near shore...except E 10 to 15 kt
well offshore. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and
1 to 2 ft well offshore. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SW. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt becoming E NE 5 kt after
midnight. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRI...E winds around 5 kt becoming SW. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt becoming NE after midnight.
Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SAT...Near shore, E SE winds around 5 kt becoming S in the
afternoon. Well offshore, S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.

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AMZ610-170300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds around 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.THU...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Lake
waters a light chop.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Lake
waters a light chop.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt becoming SE. Lake waters a light chop.

$$

AMZ630-170300-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay
waters a moderate chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.

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