902
FZUS52 KTAE 282005
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
305 PM EST SUN DEC 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.
GMZ700-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
305 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
SYNOPSIS
LIGHT ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH SEA FOG PERSISTING
EAST OF APALACHICOLA. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE RAPIDLY AND SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON MONDAY. MAINLY LIGHT
RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LEVELS BEHIND IT. SOME GALE-FORCE GUSTS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. THE ELEVATED WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE
DROPPING BELOW CAUTIONARY LEVELS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GMZ730-755-765-775-290330-
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-
305 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO
A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN
AROUND 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
BECOMING CHOPPY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET NEARSHORE AND 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY 9 FEET OFFSHORE. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEARSHORE
AND 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
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: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2
FEET NEARSHORE AND 3 TO 4 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GMZ751-752-770-772-290330-
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-
205 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT, MAINLY EAST OF MEXICO BEACH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS LATE.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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
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 NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. 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 SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-290330-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
205 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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