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FZUS52 KTAE 170058
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
858 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 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.
GMZ700-170830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
858 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
SYNOPSIS
PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MORNING FAIR-
WEATHER WATERSPOUTS. LIGHT TO MODERATE WEST BREEZES ARE FORECAST
THROUGH THE WEEK WITH DAILY AFTERNOON SEABREEZES ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE NEARSHORE LEGS.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-170830-
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-
858 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026 /758 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026/
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
8 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 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET
IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-170830-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
758 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST 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 IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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