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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 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-GMZ606-180900-
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 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...

Winds will shift to a more easterly flow and increase through
Friday. Speeds are expected to reach advisory criteria over most of
the Atlantic waters by Friday afternoon with hazardous boating
conditions through Saturday.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Seas around 6 feet possible from Friday
afternoon through Saturday.

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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AMZ650-670-180900-
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 Thu Apr 17 2025

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

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AMZ651-671-180900-
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 Thu Apr 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in
exposed areas.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft 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: NE 5 ft 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 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds
and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and N
1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.MON THROUGH 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.

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GMZ656-657-676-180900-
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 Thu Apr 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at
2 seconds and NW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MON THROUGH TUE 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. Bay and
inland waters light chop.

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AMZ610-180900-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

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AMZ630-180900-
Biscayne Bay-
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A moderate
chop.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Choppy.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Choppy.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Choppy.

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