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FZUS52 KTAE 290038
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
838 PM EDT TUE APR 28 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.
GMZ700-291315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
838 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
SYNOPSIS
MOSTLY FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WORK
WEEK. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS PREVAIL TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. SEAS
WILL GENERALLY RUN BETWEEN 1 TO 3 FEET MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS
WEEKEND A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
WITH HIGH-END CAUTIONARY TO ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-291315-
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-
838 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026 /738 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026/
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. 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.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 3 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-291315-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
738 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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