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FZUS52 KTAE 271922
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
322 PM EDT WED OCT 27 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.
GMZ700-280830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE OUT TO 60 NM
322 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2021
SYNOPSIS
DETERIORATING BOATING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS, AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WITH SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH THROUGH OUR FORECAST WATERS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE
THURSDAY MORNING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS UP TO 40 KNOTS AT TIMES ARE
EXPECTED POST FRONTAL WITH SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS WILL
ELEVATE SEAS UP TO 15 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. GIVEN THESE
CONDITIONS, A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED TODAY TO REPLACE THE
GALE WATCH. BEYOND FRIDAY NIGHT, SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND THROUGH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS SEAS
WILL TAKE TIME TO SETTLE AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM FINALLY LIFTS
NORTH OF THE REGION DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. CONDITIONS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO THE FOLLOWING WORK
WEEK.
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-280830-
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-
322 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2021 /222 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2021/
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 25
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AND
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 15 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 15 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
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