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FZUS52 KTAE 061917
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
317 PM EDT WED MAY 6 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.
GMZ700-070815-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
317 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
SYNOPSIS
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZES ARRIVE THURSDAY AHEAD OF
ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT'LL STALL OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. THIS
KEEPS OFF AND ON SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE FORECAST THURSDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
CONTINUE OVER THE WEEKEND AS MUCH OF OUR COASTAL WATERS IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE STALLED FRONT. SEAS
WILL GENERALLY RUN BETWEEN 1 TO 2 FEET THROUGH TODAY BEFORE
BECOMING 1 TO 3 FEET LATER THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-070815-
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-
317 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026 /217 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026/
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN THE EVENING,
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 3 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-070815-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
217 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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