041  
FZUS52 KTAE 131349  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
949 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 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.  
 
GMZ700-131930-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
949 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST THROUGH  
TONIGHT THEN NORTHWEST MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE IN THE  
CENTRAL GULF. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS  
MORNING THEN MOVE EAST THROUGH THE DAY WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS  
ACCOMPANYING ANY STRONGER STORMS. DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE GULF  
WATERS WILL ACT TO SUPPRESS GREATER COVERAGE OF CONVECTION INTO MID  
WEEK WHILE STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST WILL CLOCK  
WINDS TO NORTHEASTERLY WHILE RATCHETING UP WINDS AND SEAS TUESDAY  
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. MODERATE WINDS TUESDAY WILL BECOME FRESH  
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS NOW A MEDIUM CHANCE OF  
MEETING OR EXCEEDING ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-131930-  
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-  
949 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026 /849 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2026/  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 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. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
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. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.  
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
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 IN THE EVENING.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-131930-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
849 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING WEST AROUND  
5 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
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.  
 

 
 
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