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FZUS52 KTAE 271955
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
355 PM EDT MON APR 27 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.
GMZ700-280230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
355 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COMMON NIGHTTIME SURGE OF MODERATE EASTERLIES IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT, PARTICULARLY ACROSS APALACHEE BAY. THE ATLANTIC HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND DIRECTLY ACROSS THE WATERS ON TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST AND WESTERLY BREEZES WILL
FRESHEN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, TO THE SOUTH OF A FRONT
BRUSHING ACROSS ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
GMZ751-752-770-772-280230-
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-
255 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 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 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 3 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
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 LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-280230-
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-
355 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
..SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 15 TO 20
KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 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:
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 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
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 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, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS 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.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-280230-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
255 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. 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 AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 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
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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