326  
FZUS52 KTAE 300228  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
928 PM 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.  
 
GMZ700-301515-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
928 PM EST WED JAN 29 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
FOG IS MOVING OVER THE NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN KEATON  
BEACH AND THE SUWANNEE RIVER TONIGHT. AN EXPANSION OF THE MARINE  
DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE REST OF THE NEARSHORE  
COASTAL WATERS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.  
 
TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT  
OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO CAUTIONARY  
LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD  
FRONT. SOME ADVISORY-LEVEL WINDS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE  
WESTERN OFFSHORE WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET FRIDAY.  
SHOWERS AND FEW STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE, BUT WILL DECREASE IN  
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE EASTERN WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT. THEN  
BEHIND THE FRONT, WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND DIMINISH  
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-750-752-755-770-772-775-301515-  
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-  
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-  
928 PM EST WED JAN 29 2025 /828 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025/  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET,  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS 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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN  
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
GMZ765-301515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-  
928 PM EST WED JAN 29 2025  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING,  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND  
5 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 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 AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
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 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS  
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
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