266  
FZUS52 KMFL 212101  
CWFMFL  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
400 PM EST FRI FEB 21 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-GMZ606-221000-  
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 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
A FRESH NORTHEAST WIND FLOW BREEZE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE  
LOCAL WATERS TODAY ALONG WITH ELEVATED SEAS. THIS WILL CREATE  
HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS FOR THE ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS DURING  
THIS TIME FRAME. WHILE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GULF WATERS, HAZARDOUS MARINE  
CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS.  
CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL LOCAL WATERS IMPROVE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.  
 
GULF STREAM HAZARDS... NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KTS AND  
SEAS 5-7 FEET POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF  
FEB 20, 2025...  
 
6 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF FOWEY ROCKS.  
7 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PORT EVERGLADES.  
3 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LAKE WORTH.  
6 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF JUPITER INLET.  
 
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.  
 
 
 
AMZ650-670-221000-  
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 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT AND WED  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.  
 
 
 
AMZ651-671-221000-  
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 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS  
CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL  
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL  
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS LIGHT CHOP.  
 
 
 
GMZ656-657-676-221000-  
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 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2 FT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY  
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
MON AND MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. BAY  
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.  
 
 
 
AMZ610-221000-  
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-  
400 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. LAKE WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SAT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE  
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN  
N WINDS 5 KT. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. LAKE WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP.  
 
 
 
AMZ630-221000-  
BISCAYNE BAY-  
400 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. A MODERATE CHOP.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW LATE. LIGHT CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT. LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SMOOTH.  
 
 
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