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FZUS52 KTAE 210126
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
926 PM EDT THU AUG 20 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.
GMZ700-211415-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
926 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
SYNOPSIS
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY,
MAINLY IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. OTHERWISE, MAINLY
GENTLE TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZES WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH SEAS AROUND 1-2 FEET.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-211415-
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-
926 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026 /826 PM CDT THU AUG 20 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
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.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
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, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-211415-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
826 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT 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.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
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.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
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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