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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida Big Bend and eastern Panhandle
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
951 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 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.

GMZ700-161415-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
951 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Showers and thunderstorms are diminishing in coverage and
intensity this evening. Fog will develop over the nearshore waters
and Apalachee Bay late tonight. A cold front will become
stationary and wash out just inland over the Florida Panhandle and
Big Bend on this weekend. A stronger front will more readily push
across the northeast Gulf on Sunday night and Monday morning,
followed by a shift to northerly breezes. Northerlies will become
strong on Monday night. A high pressure center will quickly arrive
along the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday.

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GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-161415-
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-
951 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024 /851 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024/

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop. A slight chance of showers late this evening. Patchy
fog late this evening, then areas of fog.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a
dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.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. Seas around 2 feet with
a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of
4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and
thunderstorms likely.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a
dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds.
Protected waters rough.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant
period of 6 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet
with a dominant period of 3 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a
dominant period of 3 seconds in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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