Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 PM EST Wed Jan 22 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-GMZ606-231000-
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 EST Wed Jan 22 2025

.Synopsis...

A cold front pushing through the local waters is keeping chances of
showers over the Atlantic waters tonight. Hazardous marine
conditions are developing as winds increase out of the north and a
northerly swell builds into the Atlantic and Gulf waters. While
conditions will gradually improve across the Gulf waters through
this evening, hazardous marine conditions will linger across the
Atlantic waters into Thursday as a northerly swell remains in place.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Northerly winds of 20 to 25 kts and seas
building to 7 to 12 ft by this evening.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Jan 18, 2025...

  6 nautical miles south southeast of Fowey Rocks.
 10 nautical miles southeast of Port Everglades.
  9 nautical miles east of Lake Worth.
 11 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-231000-
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 EST Wed Jan 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

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

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AMZ651-671-231000-
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 EST Wed Jan 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
A slight chance of showers.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally
to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally
to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop.

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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 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.THU 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 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE 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.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Bay
and inland waters light chop.

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AMZ610-231000-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.SAT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a
moderate chop.

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AMZ630-231000-
Biscayne Bay-
400 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop. A slight chance
of showers.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Choppy.
.SAT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. A moderate chop.

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