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FZUS52 KTAE 231815
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
215 PM EDT SAT OCT 23 2021
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.
GMZ700-240715-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE OUT TO 60 NM
215 PM EDT SAT OCT 23 2021
SYNOPSIS
EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, WHEN IT COULD BRIEFLY
REACH 15 KNOTS. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT, THEN BECOME NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT,
AROUND 10 KNOTS. THE APPROACH OF A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL TURN WINDS SOUTHERLY ON WEDNESDAY, WITH
ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS ON THURSDAY.
WINDS ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOLIDLY AT
ADVISORY LEVELS, RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS, WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVE
HEIGHTS BUILDING TO 8 FEET JUST OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY. THERE IS ALSO
THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SQUALL LINE
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, AND THEN AGAIN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-240715-
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-
215 PM EDT SAT OCT 23 2021 /115 PM CDT SAT OCT 23 2021/
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. DOMINANT
PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. DOMINANT
PERIOD 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15
KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
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