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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
417 AM EST Fri Jan 31 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
417 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Moderate to fresh southerly breezes will precede the passage of a
a weakening cold front tonight. Be ready for patches of sea fog
over the cool nearshore waters. Then a shift to moderate
northerlies is expected behind the front, but then a high pressure
ridge will arrive from the north late Saturday, bringing a quick
decrease in winds. A surface ridge will then become established
from the coastal Carolinas to the Florida Panhandle from Sunday
through Tuesday, so merely gentle and sometimes variable breezes
will prevail.

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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-
317 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds.
Protected waters choppy. Patchy fog. Showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms this evening.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: West
3 feet at 6 seconds and south 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected
waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at
6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Protected waters smooth.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves
1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop.

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-
417 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...South winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate
chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
South 4 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms, mainly this
evening.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South
3 feet at 6 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected
waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet
at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Protected waters
a light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming northwest
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters
smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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