176  
FZUS52 KTAE 251440  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1040 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 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.  
 
GMZ700-252100-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
1040 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH  
EARLY WEEK. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR THE STRONG  
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. TONIGHT LOOKS TO HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH  
A SURGE OF NEAR GALE-FORCE GUSTS OVER APALACHEE BAY AND THE FAR  
NORTHEAST GULF. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY RELAX SOME MONDAY, BACK TO  
FRESH NORTHEASTERLY BREEZES. HOWEVER, WE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO  
DEAL WITH ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND/OR SEAS CONTINUING FOR AT LEAST  
THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.  
 

 
 
GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-252100-  
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-  
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-  
1040 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2026 /940 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2026/  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
TONIGHT AND MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25  
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS  
ROUGH.  
 

 
 
GMZ730-765-252100-  
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE  
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-  
1040 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20  
KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.  
 

 
 
GMZ735-252100-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
940 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
NEAR 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TONIGHT AND MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15  
KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 

 
 
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