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FZUS52 KTAE 100641
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
241 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024
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.
GMZ700-101445-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
241 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY,
PRECEDED BY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS.
CAUTIONARY CONDITIONS COULD BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT TODAY INTO
TOMORROW MORNING. THE FRONT WILL LIMP ACROSS THE WATERS ON
TONIGHT. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH
NORTHERLY BREEZES ON SATURDAY MORNING. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
STATES ON SUNDAY, CAUSING WINDS TO CLOCK AROUND. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC ON MONDAY, BRINING A RETURN TO
SOUTHERLY FLOW.
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-101445-
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-
241 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024 /141 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024/
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
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
5 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY
IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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