805  
FZUS52 KTAE 202218  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
518 PM EST MON JAN 20 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.  
 
GMZ700-211130-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
518 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS GO INTO EFFECT  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND GALE WARNINGS GO  
INTO EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING, AS A LOW  
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES SOUTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS. ADDITIONAL  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOLLOWING THE GALE  
WARNING FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 

 
 
GMZ770-772-775-211130-  
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-  
518 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025 /418 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025/  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6  
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6  
SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET,  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH  
4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.   
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-211130-  
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-  
518 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025 /418 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS VERY  
ROUGH. RAIN. SNOW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN  
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN  
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
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