Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 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-GMZ606-041700-
400 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 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 to at times strong southeasterly winds will continue over
the local waters through the end of the week. A Small Craft Advisory
remains in effect for all nearshore Atlantic waters and Biscayne Bay
through Saturday morning. Elsewhere, Cautionary conditons over the
Gulf waters will continue through the first part of the weekend.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Southeasterly winds 20-25 kts through Saturday
morning.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 03, 2025...

  6 nautical miles south southeast of Fowey Rocks.
  7 nautical miles east of Port Everglades.
  3 nautical miles east northeast of Lake Worth.
 11 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-041700-
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 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W late. Seas around 2 ft.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely.

$$

AMZ651-671-041700-
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 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters light chop. Showers likely.

$$

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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-
400 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely.

$$

AMZ610-041700-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Lake waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Lake
waters light chop. Showers likely.

$$

AMZ630-041700-
Biscayne Bay-
400 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Choppy.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Choppy.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Choppy.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Choppy.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A
moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in
the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. Showers likely.

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