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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
433 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.

GMZ700-231545-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
433 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.

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GMZ750-752-770-772-231545-
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-
333 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south this
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South 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: South 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: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.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...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected
waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2
to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop.

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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-
433 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots early, becoming south 5
to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate 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...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
South 1 foot at 3 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. Protected
waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds,
and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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