477  
FZUS52 KTAE 290748  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
248 AM EST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
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.  
 
GMZ700-292015-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
248 AM EST WED JAN 29 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT, WITH WINDS AND  
SEAS INCREASING IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY.  
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PEAK THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY  
NIGHT, POSSIBLY AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS,  
AND SEAS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 FEET. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS  
ARE POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.  
SEA FOG MAY ALSO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY  
NIGHT. MORE TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY  
SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS.  
 

 
 
GMZ750-752-755-770-772-775-292015-  
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-  
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-  
248 AM EST WED JAN 29 2025 /148 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025/  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST LATE. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH 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: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-765-292015-  
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE  
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-  
248 AM EST WED JAN 29 2025  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 1 TO  
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH  
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG  
IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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