120  
FZUS52 KTAE 262009  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
409 PM EDT SUN APR 26 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.  
 
GMZ700-270915-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
409 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
MOSTLY FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WORK  
WEEK. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NUDGING INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF  
PROVIDES LIGHT TO GENTLE NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY BREEZES TONIGHT  
INTO MONDAY. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS PREVAIL TUESDAY  
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.  
 

 
 
GMZ751-752-770-772-270915-  
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-  
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-  
309 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTH 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 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.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-755-765-775-270915-  
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE  
RIVER FL OUT TO 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-  
409 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 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.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-270915-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
309 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
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, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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