Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
715 FZUS52 KTAE 240103 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 903 PM EDT Thu May 23 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. GMZ700-241415- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 903 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A broad area of high pressure from the Bahamas to the southeast Gulf will bring a turn to gentle southerly and southwesterly breezes over the waters today, which will then last through Sunday. Southwest breezes will increase on Monday and become moderate, in advance of a cold front moving from Mississippi into Alabama and Georgia. South of that front, thunderstorm coverage will start to increase over the waters around Monday night. $$ GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-241415- 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- 903 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 /803 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024/ .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$