494  
FZUS52 KTAE 300028  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
828 PM EDT TUE APR 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.  
 
GMZ700-301315-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
828 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
NOCTURNAL EASTERLY SURGES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS  
GIVEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. WINDS COULD REACH  
CAUTIONARY CONDITIONS IN OUR EASTERN WATERS THE NEXT COUPLE OF  
NIGHTS. OTHERWISE, GENERALLY SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY BEFORE TURNING MORE SOUTHERLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, BUT  
ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZES ARE EXPECTED. WINDS TURN NORTHERLY  
BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS AROUND 1-3 FEET ARE EXPECTED  
THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-301315-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
728 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ751-752-770-772-301315-  
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-  
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-  
728 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-755-765-775-301315-  
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE  
RIVER FL OUT TO 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 SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
828 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
LATE THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST  
2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET  
IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN  
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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