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FZUS52 KTAE 201513
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1113 AM EDT MON JUL 20 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.
GMZ700-210415-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
1113 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
SYNOPSIS
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO IS LOCATED AT 28.5N AND 85.6W, OR 90
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA, AND IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT
3 MPH. IT IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM LATER
TODAY WHILE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD. THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY
TURNS MORE WESTWARD TUESDAY AS IT SLOWLY HEADS AWAY FROM OUR
COASTAL WATERS. WINDS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH TUESDAY
BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING EAST TO WEST WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. SEVERAL BANDS OF TROPICAL DOWNPOURS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS AND WATERSPOUTS ARE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY.
GMZ751-752-755-210415-
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-
1113 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2026 /1013 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026/
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS
WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING
SOUTH 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ770-772-775-210415-
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-
1113 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2026 /1013 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026/
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 FEET
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ730-765-210415-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
1113 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS
ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST
5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-210415-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
1013 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY. THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A 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.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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