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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
337 AM EDT Thu May 9 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.

GMZ700-091445-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
337 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

An Atlantic ridge axis across the southern Florida Peninsula will
retreat southward on Thursday. A cold front will slowly approach
from the north on Friday, preceded by strong to severe
thunderstorms over the waters. Cautionary conditions could be
possible. The front will limp across the waters on Friday night.
It will be followed by moderate to occasionally fresh northerly
breezes on Saturday morning. Surface high pressure over the
southern Plains on Saturday will move across the Southeast States
on Sunday, causing winds to clock around. High pressure will move
east into the Atlantic on Monday, brining a return to south-
southeasterly flow.


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GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-091445-
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-
337 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 /237 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024/

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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