027  
FZUS52 KTAE 120000  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
800 PM EDT MON MAY 11 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.  
 
GMZ700-120800-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
800 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT, SHIFTING  
WINDS TO BE NORTHERLY, THEN NORTHEASTERLY/EASTERLY THROUGH THE DAY  
TUESDAY. SEAS OF 1-2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK  
WITH ANOTHER FRONT COMING THROUGH BY THURSDAY, CLOCKING WINDS  
AROUND TO NORTHWESTERLY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND PERHAPS  
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. DRY AND TRANQUIL  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AFTERWARDS.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-120800-  
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-  
800 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2026 /700 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026/  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH LATE.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT  
AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT  
AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-120800-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
700 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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