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FZUS52 KTAE 260057
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
857 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2021
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.
GMZ700-260900-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE OUT TO 60 NM
857 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2021
SYNOPSIS
DUE TO A SWELL COMPONENT, OFFSHORE SEAS HAVE STUBBORNLY HELD AT 3
TO 4 FEET, SO WE NUDGED UP THE WAVE HEIGHT FORECAST FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE APPROACH OF A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL VEER WINDS TO THE SOUTH BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WITH ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
WATERS THURSDAY. WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ARE
EXPECTED TO BE SOLIDLY AT GALE FORCE LEVELS, GUSTING 35 TO 40
KNOTS, WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE
ON THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO
SATURDAY.
GMZ750-752-755-770-772-775-260900-
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-
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-
857 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2021 /757 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2021/
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 10 T 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15
KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE
CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET. DOMINANT
PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 15 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 15 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
GMZ730-765-260900-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
857 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2021
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO
MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE
CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. DOMINANT
PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS BECOMING CHOPPY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
ROUGH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
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