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FZUS52 KTAE 090002
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
702 PM EST THU JAN 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.
GMZ700-091230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
702 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
SYNOPSIS
FOG REMAINS A CONCERN THROUGH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY
OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST BREEZES
PERSIST AHEAD OF A SLOWLY APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. WINDS THEN VEER TO SOUTHERLY THEN SOUTHWESTERLY AS THE
FRONT NEARS THE WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BY THEN, SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS, LIGHTNING, AND WATERSPOUTS. NORTHWEST WINDS FRESHEN
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING WITH ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST
AND LASTING UNTIL MID- MONDAY. MODERATE NORTHEAST BREEZES ARRIVE
THEREAFTER AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT.
GMZ730-751-752-755-091230-
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-
702 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026 /602 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026/
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
FRIDAY...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS,
THEN AROUND 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ765-091230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
702 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
WEST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF DENSE
FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ770-772-775-091230-
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-
702 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026 /602 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026/
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-091230-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
602 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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