Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
201 FZUS52 KTAE 231434 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1034 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 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. GMZ700-240315- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 1034 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A broad area of high pressure from the Bahamas to the southeast Gulf will bring a turn to gentle southerly and southwesterly breezes over the waters today, which will then last through Sunday. Southwest breezes will increase on Monday and become moderate, in advance of a cold front moving from Mississippi into Alabama and Georgia. South of that front, thunderstorm coverage will start to increase over the waters around Monday night. $$ GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-240315- 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- 1034 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 /934 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024/ .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$