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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

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-GMZ606-180800-
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

.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...

A moderate southerly flow will continue across most of the local
waters tonight and into the upcoming weekend. These winds may be
occasionally fresh each afternoon during this time frame across the
Atlantic waters while becoming south southeasterly as the sea breeze
develops. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible
across all local waters through the upcoming weekend.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Jul 15, 2026.

 16 nautical miles north northeast of Fowey Rocks.
 10 nautical miles northeast of Port Everglades.
  6 nautical miles south southeast of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-180800-
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-
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening.
A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and N
1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S 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 and tstms late.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and
tstms early in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and
tstms late.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms early in the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ651-671-180800-
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-
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at
3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening. A slight
chance of showers and tstms late.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers late.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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GMZ656-657-676-180800-
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-
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 1 to
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms this evening, then a
chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers after midnight. A chance of tstms late.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms until late afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ610-180800-
Lake Okeechobee-
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms this evening.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms early in the afternoon. Showers and tstms likely
late.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. Showers and
tstms likely early in the evening.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. Showers and tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. Showers and
tstms likely early in the evening.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. Showers and tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. Showers and
tstms likely early in the evening.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms early in the evening.
.WED...S winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ630-180800-
Biscayne Bay-
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers and
tstms early this evening.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A moderate chop.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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