Coastal Waters Forecast for Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm (GMZ730) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm (GMZ730)
Issued by: National Weather Service Tallahassee, FL
Last Update: 314 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026
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Tonight: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

Wednesday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

Wednesday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.

Thursday: Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Friday: West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Friday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Saturday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.

Sunday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.







Zone Forecast: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm (GMZ730)

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