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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1120 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 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.

GMZ700-270415-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
1120 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

At 11 AM EDT Thursday, the center of Hurricane Helene was located
about 330 miles south-southwest of Saint Marks Florida, over the
southeast Gulf. Helene will move north-northeast across the
eastern Gulf today, rapidly strengthening to a major hurricane
before making landfall along the Big Bend Coast this evening.
Helene will quickly move inland on Friday, so conditions will
improve over the waters. Gentle to moderate southwest to westerly
breezes will prevail this weekend, as a large area of low pressure
spins over the Lower Mississippi Valley.

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GMZ730-752-755-765-772-775-270415-
Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 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 Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from  Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
1120 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 /1020 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024/

...TORNADO WATCH 685 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots, increasing to 35 to
45 knots with gusts up to 60 knots this afternoon. Seas 8 to
11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, building to 11 to 15 feet,
occasionally to 19 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: South
10 feet at 9 seconds, becoming south 15 feet at 12 seconds.
Protected waters extremely rough. Rain with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 55 to 75 knots with gusts up to
105 knots, becoming west 45 to 55 knots with gusts up to 80 knots
after midnight. Seas 13 to 18 feet, occasionally to 23 feet. Wave
Detail: South 18 feet at 14 seconds and west 8 feet at 7 seconds.
Protected waters extremely rough. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...West winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming southwest 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to
14 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: West 8 feet at 7 seconds and south 8 feet
at 10 seconds, becoming west 7 feet at 7 seconds and south 4 feet
at 9 seconds. Protected waters very rough.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: West 5 feet at 7 seconds and
south 3 feet at 8 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected
waters a light chop. Isolated showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected
waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters smooth. Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ750-770-270415-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line
FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from
20 to 60 NM-
1020 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots
this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet,
building to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet this afternoon.
Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds and south 3 feet at
11 seconds, becoming south 11 feet at 12 seconds and northeast
7 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters very rough. Rain with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas 12 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet, building
to 13 to 18 feet, occasionally to 23 feet after midnight. Wave
Detail: South 15 feet at 14 seconds and north 9 feet at
7 seconds, becoming south 14 feet at 14 seconds and northwest
10 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters very rough. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...West winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to
17 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: South 10 feet at 12 seconds and west
9 feet at 7 seconds, becoming west 6 feet at 7 seconds and south
6 feet at 10 seconds. Protected waters very rough.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: West 5 feet at 6 seconds and
south 3 feet at 9 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: West 4 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at
8 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a moderate
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
Isolated showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters smooth. Isolated showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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