Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
881 FZUS52 KTAE 221831 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 131 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024 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. GMZ700-230730- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 131 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Small craft exercise caution conditions will continue through the overnight hours tonight then a gradual decrease in winds and seas back to a more favorable regime are on tap into mid week next week. Surface high pressure will slide across the northern Gulf coast with northwest winds Saturday becoming southerly by Sunday. A weak cold front makes a run towards the coastal waters Tuesday with winds becoming westerly for a brief period then back to southerly later Wednesday. $$ GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-230730- 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- 131 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024 /1231 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024/ ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters choppy. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Protected waters a light chop. $$