725  
FZUS52 KTAE 171741  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
141 PM EDT WED SEP 17 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.  
 
GMZ700-180615-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
141 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
LIGHT TO GENTLE BREEZES OVER THE MARINE ZONES ARE EXPECTED FOR  
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE EASTERLY FOR MOST OF  
THE WATERS, HOWEVER OUR NEARSHORE WATERS WILL SHIFT SOUTHERLY  
DURING THE AFTERNOONS AS THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS AND MOVES  
ONSHORE. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS FROM THE LAND BREEZE CAN BE  
EXPECTED FOR OUR NEARSHORE WATERS ALONG THE EMERALD COAST DURING  
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 1-3 FEET THROUGH  
THE WEEK, LEADING TO GENERALLY TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS. SHOWER  
AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO  
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-180615-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
1241 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-180615-  
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-  
141 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025 /1241 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025/  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
EAST 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 AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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