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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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-GMZ606-200900-
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-
401 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.Synopsis...

Generally light surface winds will continue across the coastal
waters through the weekend. The northerly swell should subside
across the northern Atlantic waters with seas remaining below
advisory criteria. However, scattered to numerous showers and
thunderstorms will develop each day and could bring periods of
locally strong winds and and rough seas.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Sep 19, 2024...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

$$

AMZ650-670-200900-
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-
401 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. Showers and tstms likely.
.FRI...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers and tstms
likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 11 seconds
and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance
of tstms through the night. A chance of showers, then a chance of
tstms.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop. A chance of showers in the evening.

$$

AMZ651-671-200900-
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-
401 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. Showers and tstms likely,
mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers, then a
chance of tstms.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-200900-
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-
401 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas less than
2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms through
the night. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON 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. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of tstms through the night. A
chance of showers, then a chance of tstms.

$$

AMZ610-200900-
Lake Okeechobee-
401 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming W 5 kt after midnight.
Lake waters smooth. Showers and tstms likely in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Lake waters a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ630-200900-
Biscayne Bay-
401 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming W 5 kt after midnight.
Smooth. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Smooth.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. A moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

$$