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FZUS52 KTAE 141336
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
936 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 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.
GMZ700-150215-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
936 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026
SYNOPSIS
GENTLE TO LIGHT 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.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-150215-
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-
936 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026 /836 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026/
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 7 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
WEST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 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 4 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. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-150215-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
836 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
LATE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
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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