803  
FZUS52 KTAE 260715  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
315 AM 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.  
 
GMZ700-262030-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
315 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
LIGHT AND GENTLE SOUTHWEST AND WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY  
IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK FRONT BRUSHING BY ACROSS ALABAMA AND  
GEORGIA. EAST AND SOUTHEAST FLOW RETURNS MONDAY NIGHT INTO  
TUESDAY, AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AGAIN ALONG THE U.S. EASTERN  
SEABOARD. ANOTHER FRONT NEARS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF NEXT  
WEDNESDAY, CAUSING WINDS TO TURN MORE WESTERLY, THEN NORTHWESTERLY  
BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-262030-  
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-  
315 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2026 /215 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026/  
   
TODAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST 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 AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-262030-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
215 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 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. 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. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE 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. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS,  
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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