524  
FZUS52 KTAE 131916  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
316 PM EDT WED MAY 13 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.  
 
GMZ700-140815-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
316 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWEST BREEZES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH  
THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF A DRY COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL SLACKEN AND  
SHIFT OUT OF THE EAST AND SOUTH HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH  
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. TRANQUIL BOATING CONDITIONS  
OVERALL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-140815-  
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-  
316 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026 /216 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026/  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH  
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 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: NORTHWEST  
2 FEET AT 3 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  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. 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.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-140815-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
216 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE  
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH 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, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.    
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.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
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