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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1001 AM EDT Tue Apr 8 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-GMZ606-090300-
1001 AM EDT Tue Apr 8 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...

The cold front will move through South Florida today with winds
shifting to a northwesterly direction behind the front. A moderate
north to northeasterly wind will set up for Wednesday and Thursday
then change direction out of the south to southwest on Friday out
ahead of the next cold front. A northerly swell is forecast to
affect the local Atlantic waters beginning Thursday morning, leading
to increasing seas in the Gulf Stream.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Seas 5-7 feet beginning Thursday morning.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 08, 2025...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-090300-
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 Tue Apr 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms late in the morning, then showers
likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. A chance of showers.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and N 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in
the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop.

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AMZ651-671-090300-
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 Tue Apr 8 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A
slight chance of tstms late in the morning. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft
at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

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GMZ656-657-676-090300-
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 Tue Apr 8 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of
tstms late in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A
chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt early in
the afternoon, then becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

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AMZ610-090300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1001 AM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of showers late in the morning. A slight chance of tstms.
Showers likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance
of showers in the evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light
chop.

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AMZ630-090300-
Biscayne Bay-
1001 AM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop. A chance
of showers late in the morning, then showers likely with a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. A moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A moderate chop.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.

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