964  
FZUS52 KTAE 130147  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
947 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 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.  
 
GMZ700-130830-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
947 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
WITH HIGH PRESSURE PROGGED JUST TO THE WEST OF THE WATERS ON SUNDAY  
AND MONDAY, WINDS TEND TO BECOME WEST-NORTHWEST, EXCEPT ONSHORE  
IN THE SEABREEZE ZONE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED AGAIN ON SUNDAY  
MORNING WITH BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS POSSIBLE. WATERSPOUTS  
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. A NOTABLE DECREASE IN THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS  
AND STORMS EARLY NEXT WEEK. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NOSING DOWN THE  
EASTERN SEABOARD WILL FAVOR MODERATE EASTERLY BREEZES TUESDAY,  
WHICH WILL BECOME FRESH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A  
LOW TO MEDIUM CHANCE OF MEETING OR EXCEEDING ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS  
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-130830-  
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-  
947 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026 /847 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026/  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.   
SUNDAY  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS,  
BECOMING EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS  
ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-130830-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
847 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.   
SUNDAY  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
MONDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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