720  
FZUS52 KTAE 261937  
CWFTAE  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
337 PM EDT MON OCT 26 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.  
 
GMZ700-270300-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE  
OUT TO 60 NM  
337 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST BREEZES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY,  
AND 4 TO 6 FOOT SEAS WILL PREVAIL WELL OFFSHORE. THEN LATER  
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, BREEZES WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AND BECOME  
MORE EASTERLY.  
 
 
 
GMZ751-752-755-770-270300-  
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-  
337 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2026 /237 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026/  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO NEAR 20  
KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 7  
SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST  
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6  
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ772-775-270300-  
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO MEXICO BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
337 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2026 /237 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026/  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25  
KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25  
KNOTS, DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5  
FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25  
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY  
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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ730-765-270300-  
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-  
337 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO NEAR 20  
KNOTS BY LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP.    
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 OR 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 
 
 
GMZ735-270300-  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
237 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
 
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