825  
FZUS52 KTAE 121935  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
335 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 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.  
 
GMZ700-130815-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
335 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
A BRIEF BOUT OF FRESH TO PERHAPS STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IS POSSIBLE  
MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR THE WATERS WEST OF  
APALACHICOLA. OTHERWISE, LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS PREVAIL  
MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK THANKS TO SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED EAST  
OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. DAILY INCREASES TO AROUND 15 KNOTS ALONG  
THE NEARSHORE WATERS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE SEABREEZE. RAIN  
CHANCES REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MID WEEK THEN DECREASE AFTERWARDS  
INTO NEXT WEEKEND.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-130815-  
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-  
335 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026 /235 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026/  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
WEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST  
3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ770-772-775-130815-  
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-  
335 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026 /235 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026/  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST  
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-130815-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
235 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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