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FZUS52 KTAE 010736
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
236 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
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.
GMZ700-011545-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
236 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
SYNOPSIS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS ALABAMA AND GEORGIA
SATURDAY MORNING, BRINGING AN INCREASE TO FRESH AND STRONG
SOUTHWEST BREEZES. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
WATERS ON SATURDAY EVENING, PRECEDED BY A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
AND THEN FOLLOWED BY A SHIFT TO MODERATE OR FRESH NORTHERLY
BREEZES. WINDS WILL CLOCK AROUND EASTERLY AND DECREASE BY MONDAY,
AS HIGH PRESSURE PASSES BY TO THE NORTH.
GMZ751-752-770-772-011545-
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-
136 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 5 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-011545-
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-
236 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
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 IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. 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
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. 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.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-011545-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
136 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST LATE.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS 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.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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