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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
953 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 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.

GMZ700-230745-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
953 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Light to gentle breezes out of the east-southeast will
persist through Wednesday before moderate easterly surges develop
over our waters. On Wednesday, attention turns to the potential for
tropical development lifting north toward our area, though
uncertainty remains high at this time with respect to the track of
the storm. Advisory or tropical storm conditions appear possible
across our waters beginning as early as Wednesday evening.


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GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-230745-
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-
953 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 /853 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024/

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Protected
waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to
5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Protected
waters rough. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.THURSDAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet,
occasionally to 17 feet, building to 14 to 19 feet, occasionally
to 24 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters very rough. Showers
and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 15 to 20 feet, occasionally to 25 feet, subsiding
to 10 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet after midnight.
Protected waters very rough. Showers likely. Thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet,
occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally
to 11 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters rough. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after
midnight. Protected waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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