National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS52 KMFL

FZUS52 KMFL 230801
CWFMFL

Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 AM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023

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-GMZ606-231700-
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-
400 AM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023

SYNOPSIS

High pressure continues to dominate the weather pattern across the
South Florida local waters through the end of the week and into the
weekend. Moderate easterly winds continue across South Florida
waters, becoming more southerly this weekend.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Mar 23, 2023 at 12 UTC...

 18 nautical miles east southeast of Port Everglades.
 20 nautical miles northeast of Lake Worth.
 13 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


AMZ650-670-231700-
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-
400 AM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION


TODAY
E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt along the
coast to E 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the Gulf
Stream. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

TONIGHT
E SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

FRI
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

FRI NIGHT
S SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUN THROUGH MON
S SE winds 5 to 10 kt along the coast to S SE
10 to 15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.


AMZ651-671-231700-
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-
400 AM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION


TODAY
E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt along the
coast to E 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the Gulf
Stream. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

TONIGHT
E SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop.

FRI
E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.

FRI NIGHT
SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
S SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt along the coast to S SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.

SUN
SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop.

SUN NIGHT
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.

MON
S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop.


GMZ656-657-676-231700-
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-
400 AM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023

TODAY
E winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

TONIGHT
E winds 5 to 10 kt near shore...except E 10 to 15 kt
well offshore. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.

FRI
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.

FRI NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt near shore...except SE 10 to
15 kt well offshore. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.

SAT
S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.

SAT NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.

SUN
S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.

SUN NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 ft near shore and
around 2 ft well offshore. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

MON
S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SW in the evening. Seas
0 to 1 ft near shore and 1 to 2 ft well offshore. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.


AMZ610-231700-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 AM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023

TODAY
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

TONIGHT
E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

FRI
E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

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

SAT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

SUN
S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

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

MON
S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.


AMZ630-231700-
Biscayne Bay-
400 AM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION


TODAY
E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay
waters a moderate chop.

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

FRI
E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.

FRI NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.

SAT THROUGH MON
S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.