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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 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-GMZ606-281700-
400 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 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...

Fresh to strong easterly winds will continue today and tonight
across most of the local waters leading to hazardous marine
conditions during this time frame. While winds will begin to subside
across the Gulf waters on Saturday, fresh to strong easterly winds
will linger across the Atlantic waters allowing for hazardous marine
conditions to continue. Winds will gradually subside towards the
second half of the weekend across all local waters as they shift and
become southeasterly. Chances of showers and thunderstorms will
increase especially across the Atlantic waters over the weekend.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Easterly winds of 20 to 25 kts through Saturday
afternoon and seas of 7 to 9 feet through Saturday morning.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Mar 27, 2025...

  1 nautical miles north northeast of Fowey Rocks.
 10 nautical miles northeast 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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AMZ650-670-281700-
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 Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, occasionally to
10 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft, occasionally
to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming E 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot
at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 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. A chance
of showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 and W 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.

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AMZ651-671-281700-
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 Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed
areas.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft, occasionally
to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds and N
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming E 5 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance
of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance
of showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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
5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Intracoastal waters light chop.

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GMZ657-281700-
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM-
400 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT 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. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

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GMZ656-676-281700-
Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
400 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E 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: E
3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...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: SE
4 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of showers through the night.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

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AMZ610-281700-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Lake waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Lake waters choppy.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop. A chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...S winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Lake waters smooth.

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AMZ630-281700-
Biscayne Bay-
400 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Rough.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Rough.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Choppy. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Choppy. A chance of tstms in
the evening. A chance of showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.

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