376  
FZUS52 KTAE 211516  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1016 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
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.  
 
GMZ700-212230-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
1016 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION  
TODAY AND SUNDAY, MOVING OFF THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST ON MONDAY.  
WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WATERS WILL RESPOND BY CLOCKING  
AROUND FROM NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY ON SUNDAY, THEN MORE  
EASTERLY ON MONDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WEDGED  
EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, KEEPING  
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY BREEZES IN PLACE.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-212230-  
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-  
1016 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024 /916 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024/  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3  
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 15  
TO 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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