370  
FZUS52 KTAE 030046  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
846 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 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.  
 
GMZ700-031315-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
846 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ON AND OFF  
OVER THE MARINE ZONES THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.  
EASTERLY/SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10-15 KTS WILL PREVAIL THIS  
WEEKEND BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND STALLS OVER THE WATERS.  
WINDS TURN MORE NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK AS  
RAIN CHANCES LINGER DUE TO THE FRONT STALLING NEARBY.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-031315-  
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-  
846 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026 /746 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026/  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-031315-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
746 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. 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.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE 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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