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FZUS52 KTAE 210921
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
421 AM EST SAT DEC 21 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.
GMZ700-212145-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
421 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
SYNOPSIS
EARLY THIS MORNING, THE BUOY LOCATED ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
APALACHICOLA WAS OBSERVING 5-FOOT SEAS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY AND SUNDAY, MOVING
OFF THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST ON MONDAY. WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST
GULF WATERS WILL RESPOND BY CLOCKING AROUND FROM NORTHERLY TO
NORTHEASTERLY ON SUNDAY, THEN MORE EASTERLY ON MONDAY. A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WEDGED EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, KEEPING MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY
BREEZES IN PLACE.
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-212145-
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-
421 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024 /321 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024/
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING...
TODAY
NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS EARLY, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 2
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY.
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 NEAR 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 15
TO 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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 WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 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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