Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Miami, FL

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Graphics & Text | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
000
FZUS52 KMFL 241401
CWFMFL

Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 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-GMZ606-250300-
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 Wed Apr 24 2024

.Synopsis...

A moderate east to northeasterly wind flow will remain in place
across the local waters throughout most of the week. Hazardous
marine conditions will gradually subside overnight into Wednesday.
However, these hazardous conditions may return towards the end of
the week into the weekend, as a fetch of moderate to fresh easterly
winds develops.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Seas up to around 4-6 feet tonight before
gradually diminishing.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 23, 2024 at 12 UTC...

 33 nautical miles 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.

$$

AMZ650-670-250300-
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 Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Period 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Period 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.THU...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt along the coast to E NE 20 to 25 kt in
the Gulf Stream. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around
35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Intracoastal waters
rough in exposed areas.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas. A slight chance of showers.

$$

AMZ651-671-250300-
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 Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...E NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy
in exposed areas.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Intracoastal waters rough in
exposed areas.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-250300-
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 Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NE. Seas less than 2 ft
near shore and 1 to 2 ft well offshore. Period 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SW. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt near shore...except E SE 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around
30 kt well offshore. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and 3 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft well offshore. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

$$

AMZ610-250300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ630-250300-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate
chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.THU...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Bay waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Bay
waters choppy.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt. Bay
waters rough.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Bay waters choppy.

$$



USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.