


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
968 FZUS52 KTAE 261253 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 853 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 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. GMZ700-270115- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 853 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Favorable marine conditions are on tap for the next few days as high pressure dominates. Southeast winds today will give way to northerly winds beginning Sunday as high pressure slides to the west of the marine waters. Convection over the waters for the next several days will be isolated at best before a more unsettled pattern develops mid week. Rain chances ramp back up towards the end of the period. Generally, wave heights will remain in the 1 to 3 foot range with locally higher winds and seas in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ735-270115- St. Andrews Bay Waterways- 753 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025 .REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-270115- 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- 853 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 /753 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025/ .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$