388  
FZUS52 KTAE 200918  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
418 AM EST FRI DEC 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.  
 
GMZ700-201630-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
418 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
A REINFORCING COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TODAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN  
INCREASE IN NORTHERLY BREEZES. THOSE BREEZES WILL BECOME STRONG  
AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING, CONTINUING UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE ON  
SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE BY TO THE NORTH ON SUNDAY AND  
MONDAY, CAUSING MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH BREEZES TO CLOCK  
AROUND NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, THEN MORE EASTERLY ON  
TUESDAY.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-201630-  
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-  
418 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /318 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH  
3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2  
TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.   
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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