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FZUS52 KTAE 150014
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
814 PM 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.
GMZ700-150830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
814 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026
SYNOPSIS
INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS THE NEXT
STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. STRONG TO SEVERE
SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING, WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AHEAD OF IT AND STRONGER NW
WINDS IN ITS WAKE. AS SUCH, A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST
WATERS EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS COULD LAST THROUGH TUESDAY AS WINDS AND SEAS
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.
GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-150830-
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-
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-
814 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026 /714 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026/
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
SUNDAY
SOUTH 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 IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 25
TO 35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS VERY ROUGH. A 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, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
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.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY 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.
GMZ735-150830-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
714 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
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 AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. 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.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-765-150830-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
814 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 3 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING
SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 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
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 5 FEET AT 6 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 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
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.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
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.
THURSDAY 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.
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