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AMZ651-671-201500- 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- 1000 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 REST OF TONIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. SAT S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. SAT NIGHT S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. SUN S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. SUN NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. MON S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. MON NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to around 20 kt becoming N NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. TUE N NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. TUE NIGHT E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft along the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. WED E NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft along the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers . A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. WED NIGHT E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. $$
GMZ005-200845- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 1034 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the western North Atlantic will maintain gentle to occasionally moderate east to southeast breezes across the Florida Keys coastal waters through the weekend. Gentle southerly breezes on Monday will become northerly Monday night, as a weak frontal boundary decays over South Florida. Another area of high pressure will build in the west-central North Atlantic early next week, resulting in a return to gentle east to southeast breezes. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream is currently unavailable. $$
GMZ052>055-072>075-200845- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 1034 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 OVERNIGHT East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. SATURDAY East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. SATURDAY NIGHT East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. MONDAY Southeast to south winds near 10 knots, becoming variable. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. MONDAY NIGHT West to northwest winds near 10 knots, becoming north to northeast. Seas 1 to 2 feet. TUESDAY Northeast winds near 10 knots, becoming north to northeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. TUESDAY NIGHT Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. WEDNESDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Northeast to east winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers. $$
GMZ042>044-200845- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 1034 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 OVERNIGHT East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. SATURDAY East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop. SATURDAY NIGHT East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT Southeast to south winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. MONDAY Southeast to south winds near 10 knots, becoming south and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. MONDAY NIGHT Northwest winds near 10 knots, becoming north to northeast. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. TUESDAY North to northeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. TUESDAY NIGHT Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. $$
AMZ650-670-201500- 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- 1000 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 REST OF TONIGHT S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. SAT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. SAT NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. SUN S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT Along the coast, S SW winds 15 to 20 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. In the Gulf Stream, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. MON Along the coast, SW winds 10 to 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. MON NIGHT W SW winds around 10 kt with gusts to around 20 kt becoming N NW with gusts to around 20 kt late in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. TUE N NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft along the coast and 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. TUE NIGHT E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. WED E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. WED NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers through the night. $$
AMZ001-201345- Synopsis for Caribbean Sea, and Tropical N Atlantic from 07N to 19N W of 55W 936 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Broad high pressure N of the basin will support pulsing fresh to locally strong winds near the Windward Passage, S of the Dominican Republic, and near the coast of northern Colombia through early Sun. Similar winds will return and pulse near northern Colombia Mon evening through Wed evening. Winds will pulse to moderate to locally fresh in the NW Caribbean through early Sun, then again by mid-week. Gentle to moderate trades will prevail elsewhere, along with slight to moderate seas. $$
AMZ117-060315- Bahamas including Cay Sal Bank- 1114 AM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022 TODAY SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. TONIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. WED SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. WED NIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. THU SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. THU NIGHT SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. SAT NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. SAT NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$

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