022  
FZUS52 KTAE 220205  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
905 PM EST SAT DEC 21 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.  
 
GMZ700-221515-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
905 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
SMALL CRAFT WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT IN WATERS WEST  
OF APALACHICOLA. WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WATERS WILL TURN  
NORTHEASTERLY ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY INTO  
NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS WEDGED EAST OF THE  
APPALACHIANS.  
 
 
 
GMZ750-752-770-772-221515-  
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-  
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-  
805 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2  
TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-755-765-775-221515-  
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE  
RIVER FL OUT TO 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-  
905 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
 
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