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FZUS52 KTAE 180019
CWFTAE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
819 PM 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.
GMZ700-181315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE
OUT TO 60 NM
819 PM 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 MODERATE WEST WINDS
ARE FORECAST WITH DAILY AFTERNOON SEABREEZES ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE
NEARSHORE LEGS. WETTER AND STORMIER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY THE
WEEKEND AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM STALLS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH.
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-181315-
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-
819 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026 /719 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026/
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 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, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
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 8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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 AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY 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.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 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
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 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.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. 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.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ735-181315-
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
719 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
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.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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