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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
231 AM EST Wed Nov 5 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.

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Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
231 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure north of the waters will maintain gentle easterly
breezes through Thursday night. High pressure will move out toward
Bermuda on Friday, allowing winds to clock around southeasterly.
Winds will clock around southwesterly and westerly on Saturday and
Saturday night, in advance of a strong cold front that will blast
southeast across the waters on Sunday. A turn to strong northerly
breezes will follow the front on Sunday night, with gusts to near
gale-force possible over the Gulf waters.

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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-
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-
131 AM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

.TODAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5
to 10 knots this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast. Waves 1
to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected
waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds near 10 knots, becoming east to
southeast 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2
feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters
a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 8
seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds near 10 knots, becoming southwest.
Seas near 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas near 2 feet.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas near 2
feet. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas near 2 feet, building to around 3
feet in the afternoon. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance
of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after
midnight. Protected waters very rough.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 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  Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
231 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4
seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet,
subsiding to 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5
seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot.
Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1
foot. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Waves 1 to 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance
of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet. Protected waters rough.


Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
131 AM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south this
afternoon. Protected waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Protected waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Protected
waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters
a light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Protected waters
choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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