280  
FZUS52 KTAE 150040  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
840 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 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.  
 
GMZ700-151315-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
840 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF THIS WEEKEND WILL SUPPORT  
ONLY LIGHT AND GENTLE WESTERLY BREEZES, WITH SOME NEARSHORE  
ENHANCEMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON SEABREEZE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
DRIFT SOUTH TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST GULF ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY,  
BRINGING AN INCREASE TO GENTLE AND MODERATE WESTERLIES OVER THE  
NORTHEAST GULF.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-151315-  
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-  
840 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026 /740 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026/  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS  
EVENING.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS,  
THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
MONDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-151315-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
740 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
THIS EVENING.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.   
MONDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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