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FZUS52 KTAE 081422
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
922 AM EST THU JAN 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.
GMZ700-081930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
922 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
SYNOPSIS
DENSE FOG IS A CONCERN FOR BOATERS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. OTHERWISE, FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST OUTSIDE OF THE FOG WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY
TO SOUTHERLY BREEZE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WINDS INCREASE TO
NEAR CAUTIONARY LEVELS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY. ADVISORY
LEVEL NORTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY WITH A GUST TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE WEST OF APALACHICOLA
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-775-081930-
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 SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
922 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026 /822 AM CST THU JAN 8 2026/
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE THIS MORNING, THEN
PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT
AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-081930-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
822 AM CST THU JAN 8 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY
DENSE FOG THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ770-772-081930-
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-
822 AM CST THU JAN 8 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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