263  
FZUS52 KTAE 301416  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1016 AM EDT TUE MAY 30 2023  
 
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.  
 
GMZ700-310315-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
1016 AM EDT TUE MAY 30 2023  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BECOME  
EASTERLY AS A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL  
GULF, MOVING EASTWARD TOWARD THE FLORIDA PENINSULA BY THE END OF  
THE WEEK. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW CAUTIONARY LEVELS THROUGH THE  
WEEK WITH SEAS BUILDING TO AROUND 2 TO 4 FEET. RAIN CHANCES WILL  
ALSO INCREASE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW  
PRESSURE.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-310315-  
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 EDT TUE MAY 30 2023 /916 AM CDT TUE MAY 30 2023/  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET  
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 3 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET WITH A  
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET  
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET WITH  
A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET  
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET WITH A  
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 3 SECONDS IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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