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FZUS52 KTAE 311837
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
137 PM EST WED DEC 31 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.
GMZ700-010300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
137 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
SYNOPSIS
WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AND INTO NEW YEARS DAY, AS A
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVES FROM THE NORTHWEST GULF TO THE
EASTERN GULF. AS THIS HIGH SHIFTS EAST INTO FRIDAY, SOUTHERLY AND
THEN WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES ACROSS ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. EXPECT
CAUTIONARY OR ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT,
ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN WATERS. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
ON SATURDAY AS WELL UNTIL THE COLD FRONT COLD FRONT PASSES
SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AGAIN BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES BACK IN.
GMZ751-752-770-772-010300-
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-
1237 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
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. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 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 1 FOOT 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. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS,
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-010300-
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-
137 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 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 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. 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. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS 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 LIKELY IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-010300-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
1237 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
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, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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