578  
FZUS52 KTAE 050811  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
411 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 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.  
 
GMZ700-051330-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
411 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
A SUMMERTIME PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THIS WEEKEND WITH  
LIGHT WINDS MOST DAYS. AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF, SOME  
INCREASE IN SOUTH AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. WHILE  
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW CAUTIONARY LEVELS, SOME INCREASES IN  
SEAS IS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL LIKELY SEE GREATER COVERAGE  
OF OVERNIGHT AND MORNING SHOWERS/STORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-051330-  
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-  
411 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026 /311 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026/  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING AROUND 10 KNOTS  
LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ770-772-775-051330-  
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-  
411 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026 /311 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026/  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-051330-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
311 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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