258  
FZUS52 KTAE 090041  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
841 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 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.  
 
GMZ700-090815-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
841 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL  
DAYS WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS MAINLY AROUND 1 TO 2 FEET,  
EXCEPT BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF  
ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THE PATTERN WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR  
MORNING FAIR WEATHER WATERSPOUTS ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY. SOUTHERLY  
WINDS THROUGH MONDAY WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY THROUGH  
LATE WEEK, MAXIMIZING WITHIN THE SEABREEZE FROM THE LATE MORNING  
INTO THE EVENING EACH DAY.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-090815-  
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-  
841 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026 /741 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026/  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-090815-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
741 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
LATE. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
TUESDAY  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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