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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 PM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023

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-GMZ606-240900-
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-
400 PM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023

.Synopsis...

A gentle to moderate easterly flow will continue today. This wind
flow will become more southeasterly by the second half of the
weekend into early next week. Wave heights across the Atlantic
waters will remain hazardous across the northern Atlantic waters
today as a northeasterly swell from Tropical Storm Ophelia pushes
into the region. The Small Craft Advisory will remain in effect
through 8pm this evening for the Atlantic waters offshore of Palm
Beach County. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will
be possible across all local waters through the weekend into next
week.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Seas 5 to 7 feet possible through this evening.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Sep 23, 2023 at 12 UTC...

 34 nautical miles northeast of Lake Worth.
 13 nautical miles northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

$$

AMZ650-670-240900-
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-
400 PM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft. Period 8 seconds. N NE swell 3 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the
evening. A chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Period 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the
morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely
. Tstms likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt along the coast to E 5 to 10 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.

$$

AMZ651-671-240900-
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-
400 PM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023

.TONIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft along the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the
Gulf Stream. Period 9 seconds. N swell around 3 ft in the
evening. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN...Winds E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft. Period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the
evening. A chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON...Winds E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
tstms in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely
. Tstms likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers
likely through the night. A slight chance of tstms after
midnight.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-240900-
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-
400 PM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the
morning. Showers likely. Tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 2 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers
likely. Tstms likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to
1 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the
evening. A chance of showers through the night.

$$

AMZ610-240900-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 PM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023

.TONIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance
of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers through the night.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

AMZ630-240900-
Biscayne Bay-
400 PM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023

.TONIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.SUN...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers and
tstms likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.MON...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of
tstms in the morning. Showers likely. Tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light
chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers through the
night.

$$