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FZUS52 KTAE 121412
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1012 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 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.
GMZ700-130315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
1012 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS
EAST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS BUILDING
UP TO 3 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT. EXPECT BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS IN THE VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
OVER THE WATERS ON WEDNESDAY WITH TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS
AND NEARSHORE SEABREEZES. A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY FOLLOWED AT FIRST BY NORTHWEST WINDS,
CLOCKING AROUND NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. EASTERLY WINDS WILL
BECOME ONSHORE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITHIN THE
SEABREEZE ZONE.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-130315-
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-
1012 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026 /912 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026/
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 3 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT
AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET
AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS
SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-130315-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
912 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 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 IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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