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FZUS52 KTAE 290155
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
855 PM EST TUE JAN 28 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.
GMZ700-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
855 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2025
SYNOPSIS
LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS PREVAIL THROUGH MID-WEEK. THEREAFTER,
SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM
CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. MARINERS SHOULD EXPECT CAUTIONARY
TO BORDER ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY, IN ADDITION TO
RETURNING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY
WINDS AND WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS MARITIME
CONVECTION. NORTHERLY WINDS BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA SPREAD THROUGH
THE WATERS FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-290930-
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-
855 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2025 /755 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2025/
OVERNIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET,
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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