Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
937 FZUS52 KTAE 230659 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 259 AM EDT Mon Sep 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. GMZ700-231500- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 259 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Light to gentle breezes out of the east-southeast will persist through Tuesday night. After which, stronger easterly flow in advance of a potential tropical disturbance will begin to develop into Wednesday morning. 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 and likely by Thursday. $$ GMZ730-750-752-755-765-231500- 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- 259 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 /159 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024/ .TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south late. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds. Protected waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Protected waters very rough. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, building to 11 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters very rough. Showers, thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet, subsiding to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Protected waters very rough. Showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters rough. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ770-772-775-231500- 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- 259 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 /159 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024/ .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds and south 4 feet at 14 seconds. Showers, thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet, building to 20 to 25 feet, occasionally to 32 feet in the afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 17 to 22 feet, occasionally to 28 feet, subsiding to 10 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$