056  
FZUS52 KTAE 180601  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
201 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 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.  
 
GMZ700-181830-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
201 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST INTO NEXT WEEK AS HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDS THROUGH THE GULF WATERS. SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY  
WILL TURN WESTERLY TOWARDS THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND WITH  
SPEEDS OF 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SEAS DECREASE TO 1 TO 2 FEET BEGINNING  
THIS WEEKEND. FAIRLY DRY THIS WEEKEND WITH SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-181830-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
101 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.   
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-181830-  
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-  
201 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025 /101 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2025/  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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