Wind in the forecast through Saturday!

[ricki]

It has already started in some areas along with some rain too.


"Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM

Rest Of Today: North northeast winds 21 to 26 knots along the coast to north northeast 23 to 28 knots in the gulf stream. Along the coast...seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet building to 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet. In the gulf stream...seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet building to 10 to 12 feet with occasional seas up to 15 feet. Dominant period 8 seconds. North northeast swell around 3 feet. Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas. A slight chance of showers.

Tonight: Northeast winds 19 to 24 knots along the coast to northeast 23 to 28 knots in the gulf stream. Seas 9 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet along the coast and up to 10 to 12 feet with occasional seas up to 15 feet in the gulf stream. Dominant period 10 seconds. North northeast swell 4 to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers.

Thursday: East northeast winds 19 to 24 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet subsiding to 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds. North northeast swell 3 to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A slight chance of showers.

Thursday Night: East winds 11 to 16 knots along the coast to east 15 to 20 knots in the gulf stream. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds. North northeast swell around 3 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A slight chance of showers.

Friday Through Saturday: East winds 16 to 21 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers. "

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/

As always watch out for squalls and wind changes.

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[ricki]

First, what things looked like just to the south in Boca Raton that morning. The wind was still light and offshore pending clocking side onshore and building in speed substantially later on. See below ...


Conditions were iffy for much of today with passing squalls and showers making things unstable. Here is a video just after sunset at Boynton Inlet.




I was down there between 5 and 5:30 pm, you can see the approximate winds below:







The light was fading fast putting a challenge on imaging with an iphone.



The north jetty was getting hammered with surf.



The swells were well formed south of the inlet with a bunch of surfers out. A nasty looking shelf cloud moves to the south.

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