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FZUS52 KTAE 180155
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
955 PM EDT WED SEP 17 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.
GMZ700-180730-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
955 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
SYNOPSIS
LIGHT TO GENTLE BREEZES OVER THE MARINE ZONES ARE EXPECTED FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE EASTERLY FOR MOST OF
THE WATERS, HOWEVER OUR NEARSHORE WATERS WILL SHIFT SOUTHERLY
DURING THE AFTERNOONS AS THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS AND MOVES
ONSHORE. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS FROM THE LAND BREEZE CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR OUR NEARSHORE WATERS ALONG THE EMERALD COAST DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 1-3 FEET THROUGH
THE WEEK, LEADING TO GENERALLY TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS. SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
GMZ735-180730-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
855 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-180730-
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-
955 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025 /855 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025/
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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