748
FZUS52 KTAE 211219
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
819 AM EDT WED OCT 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.
GMZ700-220115-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
819 AM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
SYNOPSIS
GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY BREEZES WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SEAS AROUND 1-3 FEET. ON FRIDAY, A BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE WATERS, REINFORCING OUR NORTHEASTERLY FLOW.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
NEAR GALE-FORCE GUSTS COULD BE POSSIBLE DURING THE WEEKEND AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.
GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-220115-
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-
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-
819 AM EDT WED OCT 21 2026 /719 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026/
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 5 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
GMZ730-765-220115-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
819 AM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
GMZ735-220115-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
719 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
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