951  
FZUS52 KTAE 201933  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
333 PM EDT WED AUG 20 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.  
 
GMZ700-210230-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
333 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO A WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION  
EARLY IN THE FORECAST PERIOD AS ERIN DEPARTS UP THE EASTERN  
SEABOARD. THIS WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW INTO THE WEEKEND WILL  
ACCOMPANY LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING STORMS OVER THE MARINE  
AREA. BY MONDAY A FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE MARINE AREA SHIFTING  
WINDS TO AN OFFSHORE DIRECTION AND PROVIDING A BRIEF RESPITE FROM  
THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-210230-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
233 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY THIS EVENING.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY  
IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
MONDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-210230-  
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-  
333 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2025 /233 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025/  
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
SUNDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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