530
FZUS52 KTAE 090100
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
900 PM EDT MON SEP 8 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.
GMZ700-090900-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
900 PM EDT MON SEP 8 2025
SYNOPSIS
PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH HIGH
PRESSURE SITUATED NORTHEAST OF THE WATERS AND A STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY/LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH OVER THE GULF. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE FEATURES WILL TIGHTEN AT TIMES, LEADING
TO WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS AND SEAS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 FEET THRU
AT LEAST THURSDAY. ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL THE WATERS INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AND YET ANOTHER
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST, WITH A 40% CHANCE OF REACHING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA.
GMZ735-090900-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
800 PM CDT MON SEP 8 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ751-752-770-772-090900-
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-
800 PM CDT MON SEP 8 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERTORMS LIKELY.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FRIDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-090900-
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-
900 PM EDT MON SEP 8 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS .
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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