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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 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-GMZ606-190900-
400 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 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...

High pressure will persist over the western Atlantic and keep a
fresh to occasionally strong east wind across the South Florida
waters through the weekend. Wind could decrease slightly during the
early part of next week. Hazardous boating conditions will be in
place through the weekend, with some improvement possible early
next week.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Seas to 7 feet this afternoon through Saturday
night.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 17, 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 northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-190900-
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 EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds
and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot at
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

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AMZ651-671-190900-
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 EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and
N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and
N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds
and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and
N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds
and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.MON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW
1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.


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GMZ657-190900-
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM-
400 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters light chop.

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GMZ656-676-190900-
Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
400 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E 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.

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AMZ610-190900-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Lake waters a
moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Lake waters a moderate
chop.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.

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AMZ630-190900-
Biscayne Bay-
400 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Choppy.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Choppy.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Choppy.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Choppy.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Choppy.

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