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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1028 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 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.

GMZ700-162100-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
1028 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

A broad area of low pressure will track westward today through
the Florida panhandle or just offshore. Winds will turn southerly
as the low passes off to the west, with increasing winds and seas
as a result. Cautionary conditions east of Apalachicola today and
all waters tonight into Thursday night with advisory conditions
possible. Beginning Friday and into the weekend, high pressure
builds across the Gulf waters with winds and seas becoming
favorable with wind speeds of 5 to 10 knots and seas of 1 to 3
feet.

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GMZ735-162100-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
928 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers with thunderstorms
likely in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ751-752-770-772-162100-
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-
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-
928 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FOR INCREASING WINDS THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and west 1
foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at
8 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
Showers with thunderstorms likely.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate
chop. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-162100-
Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 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  Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
1028 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 4
seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms
likely.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate
chop. Showers with thunderstorms likely.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
Showers with thunderstorms likely.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Protected waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of 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.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$