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FZUS52 KTAE 160631
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
131 AM EST SUN NOV 16 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.
GMZ700-161630-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
131 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
SYNOPSIS
WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE INTO THIS MORNING AND INTO THE 15 TO 20
KNOT RANGE, WITH SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 3 FEET. WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY NIGHT, BUT SEAS
REMAIN ELEVATED UNTIL SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET ON MONDAY.
AS SUCH, SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WEST OF
APALACHICOLA THROUGH TODAY. AS A MOIST AND RELATIVELY WARM AIR
MASS MOVES OVER THE COOLER WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY LATE TONIGHT
AND INTO EARLY MONDAY, PATCHY MARITIME FOG IS POSSIBLE. MORE
TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS RETURN BY LATE MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE WATERS. AS THE HIGH
CENTER MOVES EAST AND A LOW CENTER APPROACHES THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY, SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THURSDAY, WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS INCREASING.
GMZ751-752-770-772-161630-
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-
1231 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY
TODAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
GMZ730-755-765-775-161630-
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-
131 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
GMZ735-161630-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
1231 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
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