National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS52 KMFL

FZUS52 KMFL 180801
CWFMFL

Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 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-GMZ606-181700
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
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

Synopsis

A gentle to moderate southwesterly to southerly wind flow will prevail across the local waters over the weekend as low pressure tracks across the Southeast US. A frontal boundary will push across the local waters late Sunday into early next week, gradually turning the winds westerly and then northerly behind the front. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible over the local waters each day.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of May 18, 2024 at 12 UTC...

7 nautical miles east of Fowey Rocks. 9 nautical miles east of Port Everglades. 7 nautical miles southeast of Lake Worth. 6 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


AMZ650-670-181700
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
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

TODAY
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN
S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely in the afternoon.

SUN NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and N NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Tstms likely in the evening. Showers through the night. A chance of tstms after midnight.

MON
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and N NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

TUE
N NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

TUE NIGHT
E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.

WED
E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely in the afternoon.


AMZ651-671-181700
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
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

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TODAY
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. In the Gulf Stream, gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.

SUN
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SUN NIGHT
S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night. Showers likely after midnight.

MON
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

MON NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: W NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Tstms likely in the evening. Showers through the night. A chance of tstms after midnight.

TUE
N winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

TUE NIGHT
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.


GMZ656-657-676-181700
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
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

TODAY
S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

TONIGHT
S winds 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.

SUN
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and around 3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

SUN NIGHT
W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and around 3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: W SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night. Showers likely after midnight.

MON
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: W SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

MON NIGHT
N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NE in the morning. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

TUE
N NE winds 5 kt becoming W NW in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT
Nearshore, NW winds around 5 kt becoming NE 5 kt late in the evening. Offshore, NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E in the morning. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.

WED
Nearshore, E NE winds 5 kt becoming SE around 5 kt in the morning. Winds W SW in the afternoon. Offshore, E winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the morning. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.


AMZ610-181700
Lake Okeechobee
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

TODAY
S SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.

SUN
W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.

SUN NIGHT
W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.

MON
W NW winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT
N NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

TUE
N NE winds around 5 kt becoming E NE in the evening. Lake waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT
E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

WED
E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.


AMZ630-181700
Biscayne Bay
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

TODAY
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.

SUN
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SUN NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

MON
W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

TUE
N NE winds around 5 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT
E NE winds around 5 kt. Bay waters smooth. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.

WED
E NE winds around 5 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.