581  
FZUS52 KTAE 110114  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
914 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
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.  
 
GMZ700-111415-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
914 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
POST-FRONTAL OFFSHORE BREEZES OVERSPREAD THE WATERS THROUGH  
TONIGHT AT CAUTIONARY LEVELS. WEEKEND BOATING CONDITIONS WILL BE  
MET WITH FAIR WEATHER BEFORE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTFUL  
MARITIME CONVECTION ON TUESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS TURN MORE  
SOUTHEASTERLY AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM. SEAS RESPOND  
WITH WAVEHEIGHTS IN THE 3 TO 5 FEET RANGE.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-111415-  
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-  
914 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024 /814 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024/  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST  
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET  
IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING  
TO 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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