Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
124 FZUS52 KTAE 080243 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 943 PM EST Sun Dec 7 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. GMZ700-080830- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 943 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front looks to begin its passage over the waters early Monday morning just prior to sunrise. Behind the front, winds will increase from the north. Advisory level conditions are expected for our western waters where a Small Craft Advisory will be in effect. There is about a 40 percent chance for advisory level winds expanding further east towards the nearshore waters off of the Forgotten Coast by Monday evening. Winds and seas will lessen through the day Tuesday with tranquil boating conditions returning by Wednesday. $$ GMZ751-752-770-772-080830- 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- 843 PM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north around 20 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...North winds 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Protected waters rough. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ755-775-080830- Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm- Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 943 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. .MONDAY...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ730-765-080830- 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- 943 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters choppy. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ735-080830- St. Andrews Bay Waterways- 843 PM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY... .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Areas of dense fog. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Protected waters a moderate chop. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Protected waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$