Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Tue Mar 11 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-GMZ606-120300-
1000 AM EDT Tue Mar 11 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 northerly/northwesterly winds will gradually decrease today
as high pressure builds in behind a cold front.  Hazardous marine
conditions may linger across the Atlantic waters through the middle
of the week due to elevated seas from a northerly swell.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Northerly/northwesterly winds ranging between
15 to 20 kts. Seas will build and range between 6 to 9 feet today.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Mar 11, 2025...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

$$

AMZ650-670-120300-
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 EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft,
occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at
9 seconds and N 5 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...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 and N 2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy
in exposed areas.

$$

AMZ651-671-120300-
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 EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters
smooth.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-120300-
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 EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SAT...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.

$$

AMZ610-120300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 AM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Lake waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Lake waters light chop.
.WED...N winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Lake
waters smooth.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Lake waters a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ630-120300-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 AM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Smooth.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Smooth.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Smooth.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A
moderate chop.

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