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FZUS52 KTAE 200046
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
846 PM EDT MON APR 19 2021
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.
GMZ700-200830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE OUT TO 60 NM
846 PM EDT MON APR 19 2021
SYNOPSIS
TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON TUESDAY, BUT THEY'LL
BE SHORT LIVED, WITH ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS RETURNING WEDNESDAY
AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. A PERIOD OF ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS IS
POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. SEAS WILL TOP OUT AT 4 TO 5 FEET OVER
THE OFFSHORE WATERS. LOOKING AHEAD, ANOTHER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
THIS WEEKEND MAY SWEEP A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
WATERS.
GMZ750-752-755-770-772-775-200830-
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-
846 PM EDT MON APR 19 2021 /746 PM CDT MON APR 19 2021/
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. DOMINANT
PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-765-200830-
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-
846 PM EDT MON APR 19 2021
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. DOMINANT
PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
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