Lake Okeechobee

AMZ610 · Coastal Waters Forecast, National Weather Service Miami FL · issued Sat, Sep 26, 8:06 AM EDT

Rest of today: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.

Lake Okeechobee on the map

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Now

The nearest stations reporting each, as of Sat, Sep 26, 8:56 AM EDT.

Wind: NNW 8 kt, gusts 10 kt at LKWF1
Waves: 5.6 ft at 13 s at 41114
Water: 85°F at LKWF1

Alerts in force

No marine warning or advisory is in force for this zone.

What is normally issued here: in the past year NWS Miami issued 72 Special Marine Warnings, 1 Gale Warning, 1 Gale Watch, 15 Small Craft Advisories for this zone.

The forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast from National Weather Service Miami FL, issued Sat, Sep 26, 8:06 AM EDT, valid until Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 PM EDT. Wind in knots, seas in feet.

Rest of today: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
Tonight: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop.
Sunday: N winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
Sunday night: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Lake waters smooth.
Monday: SW winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
Monday night: SW winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
Tuesday: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
Tuesday night: SE winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening.
Wednesday: E winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
Wednesday night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely early in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

Synopsis

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

Moderate northerly winds are expected to continue through the weekend, but will be starting to weaken on Sunday. Atlantic seas will remain elevated as a northeasterly swell continues. In general, seas of 6-8 feet are expected in the Atlantic this weekend with Gulf seas up to 2-3 feet. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through Sunday morning for the coastal and offshore Palm Beach waters and through Saturday evening for the rest of the Atlantic waters. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop at times each day, which may result in locally hazardous winds and seas.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Seas of 6-8 feet.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Sep 25, 2026.

1 nautical miles north northeast of Fowey Rocks. 7 nautical miles east of Port Everglades. 6 nautical miles south southeast of Lake Worth. 6 nautical miles east northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

Buoys and stations nearby

The latest report from each station within reach of the zone, nearest first. Distances in nautical miles from the middle of the zone.

Station	Distance	Wind	Waves	Water	Air	Pressure	Reported
LKWF1 8722670 - Lake Worth Pier, FL	47 nm	NNW 8 kt, gusts 10		85°F	76°F	1013.5 hPa	Sat, Sep 26, 8:48 AM EDT
41114 Fort Pierce, FL (134)	50 nm		5.6 ft at 13 s from ENE	83°F			Sat, Sep 26, 8:56 AM EDT
41068 Fort Pierce, FL (FTP)	52 nm	NNW 10 kt, gusts 17		83°F	78°F	1012.3 hPa	Sat, Sep 26, 8:08 AM EDT
FMRF1 8725520 - Fort Myers, FL	58 nm	NNE 7 kt, gusts 9		82°F	72°F	1015.1 hPa	Sat, Sep 26, 8:48 AM EDT
SIPF1 Sebastian Inlet State Park North Jetty, FL	59 nm	10 kt			71°F	1010.6 hPa	Sat, Sep 26, 8:30 AM EDT
PEGF1 8722956 - Port Everglades, FL	64 nm	NW 8 kt, gusts 11			80°F	1012.8 hPa	Sat, Sep 26, 8:48 AM EDT

The past year

Warnings, watches and advisories the National Weather Service issued for this zone over the past 12 months, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive.

Product	Issued	Most recent
Special Marine Warning	72	Sun, Sep 6, 2026, 5:36 PM EDT
Gale Warning	1	Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 1:00 PM EST
Gale Watch	1	Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
Small Craft Advisory	15	Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT

What this means

Marine forecasts give wind in knots (1 knot is 1.15 mph) and seas in feet, except the high seas forecasts, which give seas in meters. Seas are the significant wave height, the average of the highest third of the waves; individual waves may be more than twice that. On the Great Lakes the forecast gives waves, not seas. "Wave Detail" splits the seas into the wind waves and each swell, with its direction and period.

Each coastal office writes a Coastal Waters Forecast for the bays, sounds and ocean out to 20 to 60 nautical miles, or on the Great Lakes a Nearshore Marine Forecast within 5 nautical miles of shore; the Open Lakes Forecast covers the rest of each lake. The Ocean Prediction Center and the National Hurricane Center write the Offshore Waters Forecasts out to about 250 nautical miles, and the High Seas Forecasts beyond. Forecasts are issued at least twice a day and updated when they go wrong.

Small Craft Advisory: Winds or conditions hazardous to small boats. The thresholds are set by each NWS region: typically sustained winds or frequent gusts of 20 to 25 knots up to 33 knots, and seas of 5 to 7 feet or more.
Gale Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 34 to 47 knots, not from a tropical cyclone.
Storm Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 48 to 63 knots, not from a tropical cyclone.
Hurricane Force Wind Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 64 knots or more, not from a tropical cyclone.
Special Marine Warning: A thunderstorm or squall over the water with winds or gusts of 34 knots or more, hail of 3/4 inch or more, or a waterspout, for up to two hours.
Hazardous Seas Warning: Wave heights or steepness at or above the office’s warning threshold, when the wind alone does not warrant a warning.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: Spray freezing on a vessel at 2 cm (3/4 inch) an hour or more.
Tropical Storm and Hurricane Warnings: Tropical storm (34 to 63 knots) or hurricane (64 knots or more) conditions expected within 36 hours. Watches: possible within 48 hours.

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Sources

Coastal Waters Forecast CWFMFL from National Weather Service Miami FL, issued Sat, Sep 26, 8:06 AM EDT. Original at NWS. Buoy reports from the National Data Buoy Center. Past products from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Zone outlines from the NWS marine and offshore zone boundaries. Warnings and advisories from the NWS API, read 13:31 UTC. All public domain, from the National Weather Service.