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FZUS52 KTAE 081916
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
316 PM EDT SAT AUG 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.
GMZ700-090830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
316 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
SYNOPSIS
GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS MAINLY AROUND 1 TO 2 FEET,
EXCEPT BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF
ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THE PATTERN WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR
MORNING FAIR WEATHER WATERSPOUTS ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY. SOUTHERLY
WINDS THROUGH MONDAY WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY THROUGH
LATE WEEK, MAXIMIZING WITHIN THE SEABREEZE FROM THE LATE MORNING
INTO THE EVENING EACH DAY.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-090830-
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-
316 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026 /216 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026/
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-090830-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
216 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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