Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 AM EDT Mon May 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-GMZ606-121700-
400 AM EDT Mon May 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 to fresh southeasterly wind flow will continue across most
of the local waters today. Periods of showers and thunderstorms are
expected over all local waters today through at least early Tuesday.
Strong winds, frequent lightning, and tornadic waterspouts are
possible in some of the stronger storms.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 10, 2025...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-121700-
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 Mon May 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas. A chance of tstms in the morning.
Showers likely. Tstms likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers and
tstms likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms
after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds,
becoming SW 1 foot 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...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas less than 2 ft
or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft
or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop.

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AMZ651-671-121700-
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 Mon May 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Tstms likely
in the evening. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: S 1 foot 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...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft
or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop.

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GMZ656-657-676-121700-
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 Mon May 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in
the evening.
.TUE...W winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WED...W winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S winds 5 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

AMZ610-121700-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Lake waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. Showers
with tstms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.

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AMZ630-121700-
Biscayne Bay-
400 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A moderate
chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely. Tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. Tstms likely in the
evening. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Smooth.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE winds 5 kt. Smooth.

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