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FZUS52 KTAE 201946
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
246 PM EST WED NOV 20 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.
GMZ700-210830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
246 PM EST WED NOV 20 2024
SYNOPSIS
COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH MUCH OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS CLOCKING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND IT AND
BEGINNING TO HAVE GUSTY WINDS FROM SURFACE OBSERVATIONS UPSTREAM
IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND ADJACENT BUOYS IN THE NORTHERN GULF. WINDS
WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH 20 TO 30 KNOT WINDS
BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
AS A RESULT OF THE HIGHER WINDS, SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL 10 FOOT WAVE HEIGHTS. HEADING INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE WITH MORE FAVORABLE
BOATING CONDITIONS INTO THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
SLIDES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-210830-
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-
246 PM EST WED NOV 20 2024 /146 PM CST WED NOV 20 2024/
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 7
FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS,
BECOMING WEST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 3
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 5
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. 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.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
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