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FZUS52 KTAE 171305
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
905 AM EDT THU SEP 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.
GMZ700-180215-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
905 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026
SYNOPSIS
STRONG NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. WINDS RELAX TO MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLIES HEADING INTO FRIDAY, THEN LIGHT TO MODERATE
EASTERLIES THIS WEEKEND WHILE SEAS FALL TO 1 TO 3 FEET. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-180215-
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-
905 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026 /805 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026/
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...
THIS AFTERNOON
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-765-180215-
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-
905 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING,
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-180215-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
805 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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