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NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KMFL 240205
CWFMFL

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1005 PM EDT THU MAY 23 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-GMZ606-240900-
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-
1005 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

SYNOPSIS
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH FLORIDA ON
FRIDAY THEN DOWN THE STATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHILE
DISSIPATING ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS. STRONG SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN STATES THIS WEEKEND. THIS
WILL TURN WINDS NORTHEASTERLY WHILE INCREASING.



GULF STREAM HAZARDS
NONE.

THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 22, 2013 AT 1200 UTC...

  7 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FOWEY ROCKS.
 13 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF PORT EVERGLADES.
 12 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE WORTH.
 11 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF JUPITER INLET.

THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.



AMZ650-670-240900-
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-
1005 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

REST OF TONIGHT
ALONG THE COAST...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
5 KNOTS. IN THE GULF STREAM...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS
BECOMING SOUTH. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH.

FRIDAY
WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.

SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.

TUESDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN
EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.



AMZ651-671-240900-
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-
1005 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH.

FRIDAY
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD
2 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN
EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS
16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.

TUESDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN
EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.



AMZ630-240900-
BISCAYNE BAY-
1005 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING
SOUTH SOUTHWEST. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
7 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS CHOPPY.

TUESDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.



GMZ656-657-240900-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
1005 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.

FRIDAY
NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
NORTHEAST. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

SATURDAY
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.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET OFFSHORE.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.



GMZ676-240900-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
1005 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD
3 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

SATURDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.



AMZ610-240900-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
1005 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO
20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.