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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 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-GMZ606-040900-
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 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...

Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds will continue over the local
waters through the end of the week. These winds could occasionally
become strong over the Atlantic waters through tonight leading to
hazardous marine conditions during this time frame.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Southeasterly winds 20-25 kts through tonight.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 03, 2025...

  6 nautical miles south southeast 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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AMZ650-670-040900-
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 3 2025

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and
W 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop.
Showers likely.

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AMZ651-671-040900-
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 3 2025

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.
.SAT...SE 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: SE
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...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 chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W late. Seas around 2 ft.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop.
Showers likely.

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GMZ656-657-676-040900-
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 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SE 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.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers in the evening.

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AMZ610-040900-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Lake
waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Lake waters choppy.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Lake waters
choppy.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Lake waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Lake waters a moderate chop. Showers likely.

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AMZ630-040900-
Biscayne Bay-
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Choppy.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Choppy.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Choppy.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Choppy.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Choppy.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the late
evening and overnight. A moderate chop. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop. A
chance of showers in the morning. Showers likely through the
night, then a chance of showers after midnight.

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