362  
FZUS52 KTAE 221409  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1009 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 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.  
 
GMZ700-221930-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
1009 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT  
SEVERAL DAYS WITH SEAS AROUND 1-2 FEET. DAILY CHANCES FOR SHOWERS  
AND STORMS CONTINUE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY  
MORNING HOURS.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-221930-  
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 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026 /909 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026/  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS,  
THEN AROUND 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-221930-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
909 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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