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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
144 PM EST Sat Dec 6 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.

GMZ700-070715-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
144 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Moderate to fresh breezes over the waters today continues the
Cautionary conditions through this evening. Winds will relax a
little during the overnight hours and shift more easterly. A cold
front passage on Monday will have the winds increase to Cautionary
conditions again and Advisory levels for our western waters by
Monday morning into the evening hours. Winds and seas will relax
to tranquil waters by midweek.

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GMZ730-765-070715-
Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 20 Nm-
Coastal waters from  Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-
144 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Showers.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers in the
morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Protected waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters
smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-070715-
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-
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-
144 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025 /1244 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025/

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected
waters a moderate chop. Showers.
.MONDAY...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds
and southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
Scattered showers in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 4 seconds
and west 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ735-070715-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
1244 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light
chop. Showers until early morning, then scattered showers late.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Protected waters
smooth. Numerous showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop. Scattered showers.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Protected waters a moderate
chop. Scattered showers in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
in the afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected
waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters
a light chop. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$