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FZUS52 KTAE 301946
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
246 PM EST TUE DEC 30 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.
GMZ700-310830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
246 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
SYNOPSIS
STRONG NORTHERLY BREEZES TODAY SLOWLY DECREASE TONIGHT, THEN
BECOME MODERATE TOMORROW. SEAS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE HIGH
SIDE EVEN AFTER WINDS SLACK OFF. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON NEW YEARS EVE INTO NEW YEARS DAY PROMPTS
MODERATE WESTERLY BREEZES. EXPECT GENERALLY FAVORABLE BOATING
CONDITIONS TO CLOSE OUT 2025 BUT AS OUR NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES,
SOME INCREASE TO CAUTIONARY OR BORDERLINE ADVISORY LEVEL
CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY.
GMZ751-752-770-772-310830-
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-
146 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-310830-
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-
246 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
..SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TONIGHT
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-310830-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
146 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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