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FZUS52 KTAE 071936
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
236 PM EST WED JAN 7 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.
GMZ700-080300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
236 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
SYNOPSIS
MOSTLY FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN
GULF THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. THE MAIN MARINE HAZARDS
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE PERIODS OF DENSE FOG, ESPECIALLY
ALONG NEARSHORE WATERS. AHEAD OF A WEEKEND COLD FRONT, SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL INCREASE AND BRING CAUTIONARY CONDITIONS TO AREA WATERS
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, EXPECT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS TO
QUICKLY DEVELOP AS STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW MOVES IN BEHIND THE
FRONT. ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS
WINDS AND SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO TUESDAY.
GMZ751-752-080300-
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-
136 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
AREAS OF FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-770-772-775-080300-
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 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-
236 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026 /136 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026/
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG
IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-080300-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
136 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
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.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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