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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
203 AM EST Fri Nov 21 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.

GMZ700-211530-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
203 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Dense fog will expand across the nearshore waters from Mexico
Beach to Keaton Beach. The fog should dissipate by 10 AM ET/9 AM
CT. Otherwise, light to gentle southerly breezes continue through
Saturday ahead of an approaching cold front. No rain is expected
over the marine area with the front, only a wind shift out of the
north by Sunday. Winds gradually shift out of the east by Monday
then southerly and increasing to moderate on Tuesday ahead of the
next cold front midweek. Seas remain favorable at around 1 to 3
feet.

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GMZ730-752-755-211530-
Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 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-
203 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025 /103 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy dense
fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at
7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ751-765-770-772-775-211530-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line
FL out 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-
203 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025 /103 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025/

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at
6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected
waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 3 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ735-211530-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
103 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south this
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Protected waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Protected waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$