Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EST Fri Feb 21 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-GMZ606-220400-
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 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

.Synopsis...

A fresh northeast wind flow breeze will remain in place across the
local waters today along with elevated seas. This will create
hazardous marine conditions for the Atlantic and Gulf waters during
this time frame. While conditions will gradually improve this
afternoon for the Gulf waters, hazardous marine conditions will
linger through tonight over the Atlantic waters. Conditions across
all local waters improve for the upcoming weekend.

Gulf Stream Hazards... North to northeasterly winds 15 to 20 kts and
seas 5-7 feet possible through tonight.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Feb 20, 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.

$$

AMZ650-670-220400-
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 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft
at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after
midnight.
.TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers in the morning.

$$

AMZ651-671-220400-
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 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after
midnight.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers in the morning.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-220400-
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-
1000 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

$$

AMZ610-220400-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Lake waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE 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 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Lake
waters light chop.
.SUN...N winds 5 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt late. Lake waters
smooth.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Lake
waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.

$$

AMZ630-220400-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Choppy.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Choppy.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.

$$