895  
FZUS52 KTAE 191900  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
200 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025  
 
GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO  
OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE OUT TO 60 NM.  
 
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 1/10 OF THE WAVES.  
 
GMZ700-200330-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
200 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
MODERATE NORTHERLY BREEZES WILL CLOCK AROUND EASTERLY BY LATE  
SATURDAY MORNING, THEN DECREASE LATER SATURDAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE  
RIDGE SHARPENS OVER THE WATERS. LATE ON SUNDAY, THE SOUTHERN  
PERIPHERY OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIDGE SOUTH ACROSS THE  
WATERS. THIS WILL FRESHEN NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY FLOW ON  
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY, AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY  
BE NEEDED. ON TUESDAY, AN EAST- WEST RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
ELONGATE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST, BRINGING GENTLE EASTERLY  
BREEZES THROUGH WEDNESDAY TO ITS SOUTH.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-200330-  
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE  
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO OKALOOSA WALTON COUNTY LINE  
FL OUT 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO  
20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-  
WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO OKALOOSA WALTON COUNTY LINE FL FROM  
20 TO 60 NM-  
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO MEXICO BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
200 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025 /100 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2025/  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15  
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4  
FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1  
FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 5  
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET, BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS, DECREASING TO NEAR 15 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 4  
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, SUBSIDING  
TO 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET  
IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.   
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 OR 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 OR 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-200330-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
100 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AND  
DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.   
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
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