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FZUS52 KTAE 181348
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
948 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
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.
GMZ700-181900-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
948 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
SYNOPSIS
LIGHT TO GENTLE EASTERLY BREEZES OVER THE WATERS FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AS A SURFACE HIGH SETTLES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. SEAS WILL
RANGE FROM 1-3 FEET LEADING TO FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS. AS IS
COMMON REGARDING EASTERLY FLOW, OVERNIGHT SURGES CREATING
CAUTIONARY CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO
THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
ALSO INCREASE HEADING INTO THE START OF THE WORK WEEK.
GMZ735-181900-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
848 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-181900-
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-
948 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025 /848 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025/
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS,
BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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