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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

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-GMZ606-211500-
1000 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

.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...

Hazardous marine conditions expected beginning tonight as a cold
front brings fresh to strong west to northwest winds over the local
waters. Hazardous conditions will last through Friday morning for
the Gulf waters and late Friday night for the Atlantic waters.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Seas 6-8 ft today over the northern Atlantic
waters and increasing winds to 20-25 kts tonight.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Mar 20, 2025...

  9 nautical miles southeast of Fowey Rocks.
 14 nautical miles east of Port Everglades.
  6 nautical miles south southeast of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-211500-
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 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW
3 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and
N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas less
than 2 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers in the evening.

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AMZ651-671-211500-
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 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at
5 seconds and N 2 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 10 seconds and N 5 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: N 5 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft
at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and
N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance
of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less,
then around 2 ft after midnight. Intracoastal waters light chop.
A chance of showers in the evening.

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GMZ656-657-676-211500-
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 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, becoming NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight, then
increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming
NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.TUE...NE winds 5 kt, becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A
chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late. Seas less than
2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

AMZ610-211500-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Lake waters rough.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters
a moderate chop.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
A chance of showers.

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AMZ630-211500-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Choppy. Areas of smoke.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Choppy.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. A moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Smooth.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.TUE...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the late morning and
afternoon. Smooth. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers
in the evening.

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