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FZUS52 KTAE 211934
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
334 PM EDT TUE APR 21 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.
GMZ700-220815-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
334 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
SYNOPSIS
A MODERATE EASTERLY SURGE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WATER
TONIGHT. GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST BREEZES WILL PREVAIL FROM
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AS HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP WELL EAST OF THE
GEORGIA COAST, BEFORE SHIFTING TO A MORE SOUTHERLY ORIENTATION LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
GMZ751-752-770-772-220815-
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-
234 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY
IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-220815-
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-
334 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY
IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-220815-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
234 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST LATE THIS
EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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