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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 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.

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400 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 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...

Southerly winds ahead of a cold front over North Florida today will
increase winds to near 20 knots, mainly over the Atlantic waters
through tonight. The cold front will move through South Florida on
Tuesday, with wind shifting to NW to N behind the front. A moderate
N to NE wind will set up for Wednesday and Thursday, then change
direction out of the S and SW again on Friday ahead of another cold
front. A north swell is forecast to affect the local Atlantic waters
beginning Wednesday night, leading to increasing seas in the Gulf
Stream.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Seas 5-7 feet beginning Wednesday night.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 05, 2025...

  1 nautical miles north northeast of Fowey Rocks.
  7 nautical miles east of Port Everglades.
  3 nautical miles east northeast of Lake Worth.
 11 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-080900-
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 Mon Apr 7 2025

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop.

$$

AMZ651-671-080900-
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 Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then around 2 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers with a chance
of tstms.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers in the
morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers in
the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW early in the afternoon,
then becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. 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 Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Showers likely in the morning. A
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 8 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THU THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

AMZ610-080900-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Lake waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.THU THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a
moderate chop.

$$

AMZ630-080900-
Biscayne Bay-
400 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers in
the morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.THU THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.

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