037  
FZUS52 KTAE 191525  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1025 AM EST TUE NOV 19 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.  
 
GMZ700-191930-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
1025 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
WINDS OVER OUR WATERS WILL CONTINUE DETERIORATING OVER THE DAY  
WITH ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS INITIALLY WEST OF APALACHICOLA  
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT. THIS EVENING, THE REMAINDER OF OUR  
WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CONDITIONS AS WELL WITH A  
FRESH BREEZE OUT OF THE SOUTH- SOUTHEAST WITH WAVES BUILDING 5 TO  
7 FEET. A BRIEF LULL IN WIND SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW MORNING  
SEEING A DIP OUT OF ADVISORY CRITERIA, THOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED  
TO CLOCK TO NORTHWESTERLY AND FRESHEN WITH THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER  
COLD FRONT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE GUSTS APPEARS POSSIBLE  
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WEST OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER OUR WATERS TODAY THROUGH  
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AND WITHIN  
THESE STORMS WITH WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE.  
 
 
 
GMZ750-752-770-772-191930-  
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-  
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-  
925 AM CST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTH 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 6 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST  
7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET  
IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-755-765-775-191930-  
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE  
RIVER FL OUT TO 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 SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
1025 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS,  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTH 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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