Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS Miami, FL
000
FZUS52 KMFL 171401
CWFMFL
Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1001 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 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-GMZ606-180300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.Synopsis...
A moderate south to southeasterly wind flow will remain in place
across the local waters today as high pressure centered in the
western Atlantic remains in control of the weather pattern. Winds
will gradually shift out of the southwest by Monday, then eventually
shift out of the northeast and east through this upcoming week.
Elevated seas and hazardous winds are expected Monday night into
Tuesday in association with a breezy fetch of northerly winds over
the Gulf Stream waters.
Gulf Stream Hazards: None.
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Mar 16, 2024 at 12 UTC...
12 nautical miles east northeast of Port Everglades.
7 nautical miles southeast of Lake Worth.
6 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.
This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.
$$
AMZ650-670-180300-
Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
1001 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...S SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt becoming N NW 25 to 30 kt with
gusts to around 35 kt after midnight. Along the coast, seas
around 2 ft building to 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft after
midnight. In the Gulf Stream, seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft building to 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft after midnight.
Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of showers
and tstms late in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...Along the coast, N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around
30 kt. In the Gulf Stream, N winds 20 to 25 kt becoming N NE
10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft along the coast and 7 to 10 ft,
occasionally to 13 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters
rough.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to N NE 10 to
15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft
along the coast and 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft in the Gulf
Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft along
the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the Gulf Stream.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.THU...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
$$
AMZ651-671-180300-
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 Sun Mar 17 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt along the coast to S 15 to
20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 1 to
2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.MON...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt.
Along the coast, seas 2 to 3 ft. In the Gulf Stream, seas 2 to
3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft after midnight.
Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers late in the evening. A slight chance of tstms
through the night. A chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...Along the coast, N NE winds 20 to 25 kt. In the Gulf
Stream, N NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt
becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the evening.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft along the coast and 6 to
9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...Along the coast, N NE winds 15 to 20 kt becoming
around 10 kt after midnight. In the Gulf Stream, NE winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft along the coast and
5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft along
the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the Gulf Stream.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
$$
GMZ656-657-676-180300-
Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
1001 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 4 seconds. Bay
and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W. Near shore, gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...Near shore, N NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
around 25 kt, Seas 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Well offshore, N NW
winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt becoming N 20 to
25 kt after midnight, Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less late in the evening. Period 3 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUE...N NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt becoming
N 5 to 10 kt. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
Well offshore, seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft well offshore. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NW in the evening. Seas
0 to 1 ft near shore and 1 to 2 ft well offshore. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E NE in the morning.
Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers.
$$
AMZ610-180300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1001 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.MON...W SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Lake
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning.
A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt.
Lake waters choppy.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt becoming N NE 5 to 10 kt with gusts to
around 20 kt in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy.
.TUE NIGHT...N NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light
chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers.
$$
AMZ630-180300-
Biscayne Bay-
1001 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay
waters a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Bay waters choppy.
.TUE...N NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Bay waters choppy.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.THU...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
$$