822  
FZUS52 KTAE 100625  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
125 AM EST SAT JAN 10 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.  
 
GMZ700-102100-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
125 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF AN  
APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL VEER TO  
SOUTHERLY THEN SOUTHWESTERLY AS THE FRONT NEARS THE WATERS THIS  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL ALSO INCREASE TODAY AND  
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FRESHEN  
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY  
MORNING WITH ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST  
AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO  
THE SOUTHEAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH WINDS RELAXING INTO  
WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM. THE NEXT FRONTAL  
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS AGAIN BY  
THURSDAY.  
 

 
 
GMZ751-752-770-772-102100-  
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-  
1225 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST  
4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST  
3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-755-765-775-102100-  
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-  
125 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH  
MONDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH  
2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 6  
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6  
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2  
FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS, THEN 3 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-102100-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
1225 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND 20  
KNOTS LATE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 

 
 
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