See recent photos from NDBC weather buoy 42039 in the Gulf of Mexico.

See recent photos from the following TAO stations: 2N 95W, 0 95W, 2S 95W, 8N 110W, 5N 110W, 2N 110W, 0 110W

NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KMFL 260210
CWFMFL

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1010 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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 SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS...WHICH IS
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-GMZ606-261430-
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-
1010 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

SYNOPSIS
WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES SOUTH ACROSS
THE WATERS AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. ALTHOUGH
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME...MARINERS OPERATING SMALL CRAFT ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION...MAINLY OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS THIS WEEKEND.

GULF STREAM HAZARDS
NONE.

THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 24, 2013 AT 1200 UTC...

  7 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FOWEY ROCKS.
  9 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PORT EVERGLADES.
  4 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LAKE WORTH.
  5 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF JUPITER INLET.

THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.

AMZ650-670-261430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
1010 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION


REST OF TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 KNOTS ALONG THE
COAST TO EAST NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.

SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.

MONDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.

AMZ651-671-261430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
1010 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION


REST OF TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.

SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

MONDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 19 TO 24 KNOTS. SEAS
5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

AMZ630-261430-
BISCAYNE BAY-
1010 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION


REST OF TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

SUNDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY.

SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MONDAY
EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS CHOPPY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. BAY
WATERS CHOPPY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.

GMZ656-657-261430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
1010 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

REST OF TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET OFFSHORE.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

SUNDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET OFFSHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET OFFSHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

MONDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET OFFSHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
AROUND 2 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
SEAS UP TO 5 FEET OFFSHORE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

GMZ676-261430-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
1010 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 11 TO 14 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS.

SUNDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE AFTERNOON. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS.

SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS.

MONDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

AMZ610-261430-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
1010 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

REST OF TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. LAKE
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

SUNDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.

SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.

MONDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. LAKE
WATERS CHOPPY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.