


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
445 FZUS52 KTAE 200005 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 805 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 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. GMZ700-200830- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 805 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Gentle breezes are expected through Wednesday away from scattered showers and thunderstorms. Hurricane Erin will recurve well east of Florida. An increase in showers and thunderstorms is expected for the end of the week into the weekend. Briefly higher winds and seas can be expected in the vicinity of thunderstorms. $$ GMZ735-200830- St. Andrews Bay Waterways- 705 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots early this evening, becoming light and variable, then becoming north around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...West 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West 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. $$ GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-200830- 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- 805 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 /705 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025/ .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$