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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

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. 


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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-
401 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of showers late. 
.THU...NW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms until
late afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers after midnight. 
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
early in the morning. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. 
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas less
than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. 
.SUN...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and
inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms late. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. 

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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