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FZUS52 KTAE 310031
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
731 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
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.
GMZ700-310930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
731 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
SYNOPSIS
A NIGHTTIME SURGE OF STRONG NORTHERLY BREEZES WILL AFFECT THE
WATERS LATE THIS EVENING AND VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY AND NEW YEARS DAY, AS A
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVES FROM THE NORTHWEST GULF TO THE
EASTERN GULF. SOUTHERLY AND THEN WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ON
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE WATERS AROUND
SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.
GMZ751-752-770-772-310930-
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-
631 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS, DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS, DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 2 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET, BUILDING TO 2 TO 3
FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS,
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. 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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-310930-
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-
731 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS, DECREASING TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 3
SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET, BUILDING TO 2 TO
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET,
SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-310930-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
631 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO NEAR 10
KNOTS LATE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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