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FZUS52 KTAE 171442
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1042 AM EDT MON AUG 17 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.
GMZ700-180315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
1042 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
SYNOPSIS
PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND POTENTIALLY
FAIR- WEATHER MORNING WATERSPOUTS. PREVAILING GENTLE TO MODERATE
WEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH DAILY AFTERNOON SEABREEZES ACROSS THE
IMMEDIATE NEARSHORE LEGS.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-180315-
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-
1042 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026 /942 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026/
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
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.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY 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.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT 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 IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-180315-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
942 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
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.
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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