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FZUS52 KTAE 231413
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
913 AM EST FRI JAN 23 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.
GMZ700-232000-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
913 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2026
SYNOPSIS
LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT STALLS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN WATERS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT LAKES WITH A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE WATERS SATURDAY. CAUTIONARY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED WITH A LOW CHANCE (10-30%) OF ADVISORY CONDITIONS,
MAINLY WEST OF APALACHICOLA. AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS
OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF ALONG THE COLD FRONT, WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WITH CHANCES FOR ADVISORY
CONDITIONS BECOMING MEDIUM TO HIGH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS,
SOME STRONG, WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE
FRONT, A STRONG SURGE OF NORTHWESTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED WITH A
MEDIUM (30-50%) CHANCE OF GALE FORCE GUSTS, MAINLY WEST OF
APALACHICOLA. WINDS EASE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AS THEY CLOCK
AROUND OUT OF THE NORTHEAST.
GMZ751-752-770-772-232000-
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-
813 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTH 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST
6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-232000-
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-
913 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
ROUGH. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-232000-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
813 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
5 KNOTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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