


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
216 FZUS52 KTAE 270029 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 829 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 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. GMZ700-271315- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 829 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Favorable marine conditions continue the next few days as high pressure dominates. Southeast winds continue to slide around to northerly winds beginning Sunday as high pressure slides to the west of the marine waters. Convection over the waters for the next several days will be isolated at best before a more unsettled pattern develops mid week. Rain chances ramp back up towards the end of the period. Generally, wave heights will remain in the 1 to 3 foot range with locally higher winds and seas in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ735-271315- St. Andrews Bay Waterways- 729 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots early this evening, becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-271315- 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- 829 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 /729 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025/ .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY 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. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southwest 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$