135  
FZUS52 KTAE 121911  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
311 PM EDT MON OCT 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.  
 
GMZ700-130815-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
311 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST AND  
NORTH, THEN CLOCK AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST BY MID-LATE WEEK. SEAS  
WILL BE TRANQUIL AT 1 TO 2 FEET. BY NEXT WEEKEND, A COLD FRONT  
WILL APPROACH THE REGION, WHICH WILL QUICKLY SHIFT OUR WINDS  
BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY BREEZES OVER OUR MARINE ZONES BY FRIDAY  
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WE WILL MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR POTENTIAL  
MARINE ADVISORIES AS THE PATTERN CHANGE DRAWS CLOSER.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-130815-  
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-  
311 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026 /211 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026/  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS, THEN 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT  
AT 2 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO  
3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS VERY  
ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-130815-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
211 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS CHOPPY.  
 

 
 
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