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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS52 KMFL

FZUS52 KMFL 041401
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 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-GMZ606-050300
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 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 at times strong southeasterly winds will continue over the local waters through the end of the week. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for all nearshore Atlantic waters and Biscayne Bay through Saturday morning. Elsewhere, Cautionary conditons over the Gulf waters will continue through the first part of the weekend.

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

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.


AMZ650-670-050300
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
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

REST OF TODAY
SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

TONIGHT
SE winds 15 to 20 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SAT NIGHT
SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SUN
SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SUN NIGHT AND MON
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

MON NIGHT
S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight.

TUE
SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW late. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely.


AMZ651-671-050300
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
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

REST OF TODAY
E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

TONIGHT
E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft 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 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SAT NIGHT
SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SUN
SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUN NIGHT AND MON
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

MON NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers after midnight.

TUE
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely.


GMZ656-657-676-050300
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
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

REST OF TODAY
SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.

TONIGHT
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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.

SAT NIGHT
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.

SUN THROUGH MON
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.

MON NIGHT AND TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely through the day. A chance of showers in the afternoon.


AMZ610-050300
Lake Okeechobee
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

REST OF TODAY
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.

TONIGHT
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.

SAT
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.

SAT NIGHT
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.

MON
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Lake waters a moderate chop.

MON NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Lake waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight.

TUE
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. Showers likely.


AMZ630-050300
Biscayne Bay
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

REST OF TODAY
E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Choppy.

TONIGHT
E winds 15 to 20 kt. Choppy.

SAT
SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Choppy.

SAT NIGHT
SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Choppy.

SUN THROUGH MON
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A moderate chop.

MON NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers after midnight.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. Showers likely.