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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida Big Bend and eastern Panhandle
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
352 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 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.

GMZ700-190230-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
352 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Favorable boating conditions expected into Sunday of the upcoming
weekend with light winds around 5 to 10 knots from the south and
seas around 2 feet. Rain and storms should stay away from marine
waters until Sunday afternoon/evening when a cold front moves
through with thunderstorm chances increasing through the day.
After the front moves through northwesterly flow takes over for
the start of next week, possibly bringing a brief period of
cautionary conditions before favorable boating conditions return
on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

$$

GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-190230-
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-
352 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024 /252 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024/

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet
with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds.
Protected waters a light chop. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a
dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant
period of 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a
dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$