187  
FZUS52 KTAE 090633  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
233 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 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.  
 
GMZ700-091430-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
233 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 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 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 FEET  
THRU WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THRU  
EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVE ON  
THURSDAY WHERE THEY DROP DOWN TO CAUTIONARY, THEN BELOW CAUTIONARY  
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-091430-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
133 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2025  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-091430-  
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-  
233 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2025 /133 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2025/  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE THIS MORNING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST 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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-765-091430-  
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-  
233 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY  
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 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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