FZUS52 KMFL 270153 CWFMFL Coastal Waters Forecast for South Florida National Weather Service Miami FL 853 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2020 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-GMZ606-271415- 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- 853 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move through the local waters tonight into early Thursday morning. Strong northwesterly winds are expected behind the front, with gale force gusts possible in showers and isolated thunderstorms overnight. Small Craft Advisories are in effect for the local waters, and small craft should exercise extreme caution. Another reinforcing shot of cold air will push southward later this weekend lead to additional adverse marine conditions, especially across the Atlantic waters. Conditions will gradually improve toward the end of the forecast period. .GULF STREAM HAZARDS...Gusty winds and building seas are expected now into Thursday. A few thunderstorms are also possible. The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Feb 25, 2020 at 1200 UTC... 9 nautical miles east northeast of Fowey Rocks. 11 nautical miles east of Port Everglades. 9 nautical miles east of Lake Worth. 14 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ650-670-271415- 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- 853 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...West northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots along the coast to west 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet along the coast and 3 to 5 feet with occasional to 6 feet in the Gulf Stream. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Showers through the night. .THURSDAY...North northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots along the coast to north northwest 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet along the coast and 5 to 7 feet with occasional to 9 feet in the Gulf Stream. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots along the coast to north northwest 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet along the coast and 5 to 7 feet with occasional to 9 feet in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 3 to 5 feet with occasional to 6 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North northwest winds around 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. .SUNDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY...East southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. $$ AMZ651-671-271415- 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- 853 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west northwest after midnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots along the coast to north northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the Gulf Stream. Along the coast, seas 2 to 3 feet. In the Gulf Stream, seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet in the afternoon. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Seas around 2 feet along the coast and 3 to 5 feet with occasional to 6 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. .SUNDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 3 to 5 feet with occasional to 6 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. $$ AMZ630-271415- Biscayne Bay- 853 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 10 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Showers through the night. .THURSDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...North northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. $$ GMZ656-657-271415- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM- 853 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...North northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots nearshore and north northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots offshore. Nearshore, seas 2 to 3 feet. Offshore, seas 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet after midnight. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Showers and chance of thunderstorms late in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .THURSDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots nearshore and north northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots offshore. Seas 2 to 3 feet nearshore and 3 to 5 feet with occasional to 6 feet offshore. Period 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots nearshore and north 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots offshore. Seas 2 to 3 feet nearshore and 3 to 5 feet with occasional to 6 feet offshore. Period 9 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet nearshore and 2 to 4 feet with occasional to 5 feet offshore. Period 8 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas around 2 feet nearshore and 2 to 4 feet with occasional to 5 feet offshore. Bay and inland waters a light chop. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. $$ GMZ676-271415- Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 853 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...North northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet after midnight. Period 5 seconds. Showers and chance of thunderstorms late in the evening, then chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...North northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. Period 7 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. Period 9 seconds. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Period 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...North northwest winds around 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$ AMZ610-271415- Lake Okeechobee- 853 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Lake waters a moderate chop. Showers and chance of thunderstorms late in the evening, then chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Lake waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Lake waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...North northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Lake waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Lake waters a moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Lake waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...East northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters a light chop. .MONDAY...East southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters a light chop. $$