Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1201 PM EST Fri Dec 12 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-GMZ606-130600-
1201 PM EST Fri Dec 12 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...

Moderate easterly winds continue through early Sunday, then winds
shift northerly and increasing behind a frontal passage. Conditions
will likely reach advisory levels by Monday morning with the
stronger winds. Meanwhile, conditions should remain fairly benign
through the weekend with a few showers returning to the southern
Atlantic waters by Saturday.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Dec 06, 2025.

  1 nautical miles north northeast of Fowey Rocks.
  1 nautical miles east of Port Everglades.
  3 nautical miles east northeast of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-130600-
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-
1201 PM EST Fri Dec 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at
5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at
5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing
to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft,
building to 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming N 8 ft at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, occasionally to 14 ft,
building to 9 to 13 ft, occasionally to 17 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: N 11 ft at 8 seconds, becoming NE 12 ft at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft,
occasionally to 14 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft
after midnight. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft,
subsiding to 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft after midnight.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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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-
1201 PM EST Fri Dec 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
4 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely, mainly
in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming N 7 ft at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft,
occasionally to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft,
subsiding to 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft in the afternoon.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to
9 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

Winds and seas higher in and near 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-
1201 PM EST Fri Dec 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and
NW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters light chop.

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AMZ610-130600-
Lake Okeechobee-
1201 PM EST Fri Dec 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Lake waters rough.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Lake waters rough.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Lake waters choppy.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.

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AMZ630-130600-
Biscayne Bay-
1201 PM EST Fri Dec 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Rough.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Rough.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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