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FZUS52 KTAE 190040
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
840 PM EDT MON MAY 18 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.
GMZ700-190800-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
840 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
SYNOPSIS
GENTLE TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST BREEZES CONTINUE OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TONIGHT
WITH SOME AREAS APPROACHING CAUTIONARY LEVELS, ESPECIALLY OVER
APALACHEE BAY. OTHERWISE, TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-190800-
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-
840 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026 /740 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026/
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ735-190800-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
740 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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