982  
FZUS52 KTAE 240707  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
307 AM EDT MON AUG 24 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.  
 
GMZ700-242015-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
307 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
LIGHT TO GENTLE SOUTHWEST BREEZES PREVAIL THE NEXT FEW DAYS  
THANKS TO PERSISTENT SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF.  
THE MAIN MARINE THREATS ARE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF STRONG, GUSTY  
WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, POTENTIAL WATERSPOUTS, AND REDUCED  
VISIBILITY FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-242015-  
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-  
307 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026 /207 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026/  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 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.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-242015-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
207 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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