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FZUS52 KTAE 050111
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
911 PM EDT SAT APR 4 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.
GMZ700-051415-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
911 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
SYNOPSIS
A PASSING FRONT SOME TIME SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING CAUSES
WINDS TO VEER SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY. PATCHY SEA FOG IS
POSSIBLE PRIOR TO THE FRONT'S ARRIVAL. WINDS THEN QUICKLY FRESHEN
OUT OF THE NORTH FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE, SO SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION WEST OF APALACHICOLA BY MONDAY MORNING. RAINY
WEATHER IS LIKELY TO PERSIST INTO MID WEEK FROM A WAVE LOW
PRESSURE TRAVERSING THE GULF. THE CHANCES FOR ADVISORY WINDS AND
SEAS INCREASE ON TUESDAY AND PERSIST THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK
WEEK. GALE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
GMZ751-752-770-772-051415-
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-
811 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG LATE.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY
IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-051415-
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-
911 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST LATE. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN THE
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-051415-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
811 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG
LATE.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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