Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 PM EDT Fri May 16 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-GMZ606-170900-
400 PM EDT Fri May 16 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 remains in control over the area through the weekend
with a general light southeasterly flow, and a light southwesterly
flow over the Gulf waters each afternoon. Seas will remain 1-2 feet
across Gulf and Atlantic waters through the weekend.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 15, 2025...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-170900-
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 May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

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AMZ651-671-170900-
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 May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
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 EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUN...S winds 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming E in the late evening and
overnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW 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.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of showers after midnight.

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AMZ610-170900-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Lake
waters light chop.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Lake
waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.SUN...S winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Lake
waters light chop.
.MON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light
chop.

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AMZ630-170900-
Biscayne Bay-
400 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.

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