591  
FZUS52 KTAE 231436  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1036 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 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.  
 
GMZ700-231930-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
1036 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTH AND 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.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-231930-  
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-  
1036 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026 /936 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026/  
   
REST OF TODAY  
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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
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. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST  
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-231930-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
936 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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 SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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