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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
255 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 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.

GMZ700-190715-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
255 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure between the Southeast U.S. and Bermuda will support
prevailing moderate southeast breezes through Monday, with seas
around 3-5 feet and breezes becoming fresh during the late night
and morning surges. A dissipating cold front will stall out north
of the waters on Tuesday, bringing an overall decrease in
southeast breezes.

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GMZ735-190715-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
155 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late
this evening and early morning, then becoming east late. Waves
1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Areas of fog late.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters
a moderate chop. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters
a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a
light chop. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
Patchy fog in the morning. Isolated showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters smooth. Isolated showers in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop.

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GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-190715-
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-
255 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 /155 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025/

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this
evening and overnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.
Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Protected waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Protected waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Protected waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Protected waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters smooth.

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