699  
FZUS52 KTAE 291832  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
132 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025  
 
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.  
 
GMZ700-300730-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
132 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
A STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE TODAY WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD  
OF ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS FROM FRESH TO  
STRONG NORTHERLY BREEZES. HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING INTO LOWER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY NEW YEAR'S EVE RESULTS IN MORE FAVORABLE  
BOATING AS GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWEST BREEZES ARRIVE.  
THE NEW YEAR USHERS IN LIGHT TO GENTLE WESTERLIES AS HIGH  
PRESSURE SHIFTS TO THE NORTHERN GULF.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-755-765-775-300730-  
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-  
132 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN THE MORNING,  
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS,  
THEN AROUND 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ751-752-770-772-300730-  
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-  
1232 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS ROUGH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-300730-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
1232 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS  
LIKELY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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