Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 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-GMZ606-150300-
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 Thu Mar 14 2024

.Synopsis

A moderate east-southeasterly wind flow will prevail through the
remainder of the week across the local waters as high pressure
centered in the western Atlantic remains in control of the weather
pattern. Winds become more southerly this weekend before becoming
southwesterly early next week out ahead of an approaching frontal
boundary.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Mar 14, 2024 at 12 UTC...

 18 nautical miles northeast of Fowey Rocks.
 18 nautical miles east northeast of Port Everglades.
 12 nautical miles east southeast of Lake Worth.
 17 nautical miles east northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

$$

AMZ650-670-150300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt
along the coast to E SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in
the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt
becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Seas 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms.

$$

AMZ651-671-150300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in
exposed areas.
.FRI...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt along the coast to S 10 to 15 kt
in the Gulf Stream. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.MON...S SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and 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-
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 2 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.SAT...Nearshore, S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW. Offshore, SE
winds around 5 kt becoming W NW 5 kt in the evening. Seas 0 to
1 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...N NW winds 5 kt becoming N NE after midnight, then
becoming SE after midnight. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W NW. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.

$$

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Lake Okeechobee-
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W SW winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.MON...W SW 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.

$$

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Biscayne Bay-
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Bay waters choppy.
.FRI...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light
chop.
.MON...S SW winds around 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.

$$



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