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FZUS52 KTAE 231441
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1040 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER
TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM

GMZ700-231930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM
1040 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
WILL MAINTAIN FAIRLY LOW WEST WINDS AND SEAS TODAY. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EARLY FRIDAY. IN ITS WAKE...WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH OFFSHORE WINDS INCREASING TO EXERCISE
CAUTION LEVELS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SEAS WILL
EVENTUALLY BUILD AS WELL IN THE OFFSHORE LEGS. ON SUNDAY INTO
MEMORIAL DAY...WINDS WILL VEER TO EAST THEN SOUTHEAST AND ALONG
WITH SEAS NOTICEABLY DECREASE.

$$

GMZ730-750-755-765-231930-
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN 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-
1040 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS INCREASING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP IN
THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
IN APALACHEE BAY.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH
INCREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
.SATURDAY...EAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP IN THE LATE
EVENING.
.SUNDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10
KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A
LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH IN THE LATE MORNING.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH.

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GMZ770-775-231930-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1040 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS INCREASING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

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