749  
FZUS52 KTAE 201923  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
223 PM 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.  
 
GMZ700-210815-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
223 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWING ANOTHER COLD FRONT  
AND CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE ON SATURDAY. MODERATE TO  
OCCASIONALLY FRESH BREEZES CLOCK AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY  
AND MONDAY, THEN MORE EASTERLY ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF  
THE MID-ATLANTIC.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-210815-  
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-  
223 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /123 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS  
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. 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. 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 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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