Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 PM EST Thu Nov 21 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-GMZ606-221600-
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-
1000 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

.Synopsis...

A moderate to fresh north northwesterly breeze will continue across
the local waters tonight leading to hazardous marine conditions over
the Atlantic and Gulf waters. These hazardous marine conditions will
linger into Friday across the Atlantic waters as a fresh to strong
north northwesterly breeze remains in place along with elevated
seas. Conditions improve over the weekend with weakening winds and
high pressure building over the area.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Winds 20-25 kts through Friday along with seas
of 5-8 feet.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Nov 21, 2024...

 15 nautical miles north northeast of Fowey Rocks.
  7 nautical miles south southeast 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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AMZ650-670-221600-
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-
1000 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Intracoastal waters light chop.

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AMZ651-671-221600-
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-
1000 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.SUN THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
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-
1000 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUN THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop.

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Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
1000 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally
to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft
or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at
5 seconds.

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Lake Okeechobee-
1000 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Lake waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters
light chop.

$$

AMZ630-221600-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A
moderate chop.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SUN THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.

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