475  
FZUS52 KTAE 300125  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
925 PM EDT WED APR 29 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.  
 
GMZ700-301415-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
925 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
MOSTLY FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF  
THE WORK WEEK. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS PREVAIL THROUGH  
THURSDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. SEAS  
WILL GENERALLY RUN BETWEEN 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK  
WEEK. THIS WEEKEND A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH  
THE REGION WITH HIGH-END CAUTIONARY TO ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS  
POSSIBLE.  
 

 
 
GMZ751-752-770-772-301415-  
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-  
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-  
825 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY  
TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS  
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-755-765-775-301415-  
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 SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
925 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. 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.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH 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.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-301415-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
825 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.  
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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