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FZUS52 KTAE 151951
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
351 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 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.
GMZ700-160815-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
351 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
SYNOPSIS
INCREASING WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. BREEZY S TO SW WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT
TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING SHARPLY NW AND INCREASING IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT MONDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
AREA-WIDE TONIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, AND
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF WATERS WEST OF APALACHICOLA
STARTING MONDAY MORNING FOR WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT
BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING,
WITH DAMAGING WINDS, HAIL, AND WATERSPOUTS ALL POSSIBLE. A RETURN
TO MORE TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED MIDWEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND.
GMZ751-752-770-772-160815-
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-
251 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS,
BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 7 FEET AT 6
SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS VERY
ROUGH. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35
KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 7
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
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. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-160815-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
251 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
SHOWERS LATE.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. THUNDERSTORMS
AND SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-160815-
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-
351 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
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
AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN THUNDERSTORMS AND
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND WEST 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. 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. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST 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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