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FZUS52 KTAE 150808
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
408 AM EDT THU OCT 15 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.
GMZ700-152115-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
408 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
SYNOPSIS
TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY WITH DAILY SEA
BREEZES. ON FRIDAY NIGHT, A COLD FRONT WILL BLAST ACROSS THE WATERS,
USHERING IN A SHARP INCREASE IN FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY BREEZES
WITH GALE-FORCE WIND GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED
INTO NEXT WEEK.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-152115-
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-
408 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026 /308 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026/
TODAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO
4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS
AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-152115-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
308 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
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