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FZUS52 KTAE 140059
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
859 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 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.
GMZ700-140830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
859 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
SYNOPSIS
GENTLE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS PREVAIL THIS WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY
A FRESHENING HEADING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT FORECAST TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY ROBUST MARITIME CONVECTION.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
QUICKLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY ON
MONDAY MORNING. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
IMMEDIATELY IN THE WAKE OF STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE AND PERSIST INTO
TUESDAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS APPEAR POSSIBLE AS WELL.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-140830-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
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-
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 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-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
859 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /759 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026/
OVERNIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-140830-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
759 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
OVERNIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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