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FZUS52 KTAE 090038
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
838 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026
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.
GMZ700-091315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
838 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THROUGH AT
LEAST TUESDAY. SEA FOG REMAINS THE MAIN CONCERN UNTIL THEN WITH
GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZES. SOUTHERLY
WINDS INCREASE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT FORECAST TO SWING THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. WINDS SHIFT
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST FOLLOWING THE FRONT AS WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-775-091315-
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 SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
838 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026 /738 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026/
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
MONDAY...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS
OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS
OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ770-772-091315-
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-
738 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET
IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-091315-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
738 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS
OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS
OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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