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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
107 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

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.

GMZ700-210715-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
107 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Some patchy sea fog is possible through Friday night over the cooler
nearshore waters as well as Apalachee Bay. Otherwise, light to
gentle southerly breezes continue through Saturday ahead of an
approaching cold front. No rain is expected over the marine area
with the front, only a wind shift out of the north by Sunday. Winds
gradually shift out of the east by Monday then southerly and
increasing to moderate on Tuesday ahead of the next cold front. Seas
remain favorable at around 1 to 3 feet.

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GMZ735-210715-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
1207 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late.
Protected waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Protected waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Protected waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Protected waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.

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GMZ730-751-752-755-210715-
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-
107 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 /1207 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025/

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters smooth. Patchy fog late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ765-770-772-775-210715-
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-
107 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 /1207 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025/

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters
a light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.

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