[ricki]

Just checked the NWS zone forecast for Miami and the one just south. The next zone south often applies to the Miami Flats and on the way to Fowey Light. It is still a crap shoot this far out and won't know til that morning how valid the forecast for the zone to the south might be. If you had to wish for a wind direction for an easier run what would it be? Not that you are looking for an easier run to be sure, ha! The NE to E might be fairly ideal for a beam reach, if it happens?!

The Miami forecast is:

SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

and for the next zone south:

SATURDAY
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS BEYOND THE REEF 4 TO 6 FEET. SEAS HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM.
SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.

SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS BEYOND THE REEF 4 TO 6 FEET. SEAS HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM.
SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.