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FZUS52 KTAE 130209
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1009 PM 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.
GMZ700-130800-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
1009 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS
CAUTIONARY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WITH IMPROVING
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BRING NORTHERLY WINDS TO AREA
WATERS AND THEN CLOCK BACK AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT.
EASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME ONSHORE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY WITHIN THE SEABREEZE ZONE. SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN BY LATE
IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK WITH GENERALLY FAVORABLE
BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-130800-
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-
1009 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026 /909 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026/
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. 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. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS LATE.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN THE MORNING,
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
7 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:
NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
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. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS 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
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-130800-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
909 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 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, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
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