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FZUS52 KTAE 180053
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
853 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 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.
GMZ700-180800-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
853 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
SYNOPSIS
GENTLE TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST BREEZES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EASTERLY NOCTURNAL SURGES ARE POSSIBLE
EACH NIGHT THROUGH MID-WEEK, WITH THE STRONGEST SURGES POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT WHERE WINDS COULD BRIEFLY REACH
CAUTIONARY LEVELS, ESPECIALLY IF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM STORMS ON
LAND MOVE OVER THE WATERS.
GMZ751-752-770-772-180800-
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-
753 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS,
THEN AROUND 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ730-755-765-775-180800-
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-
853 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 3 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS,
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-180800-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
753 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING,
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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