978
FZUS52 KTAE 180530
CWFTAE

Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
130 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 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.

GMZ700-181815-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
130 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Gentle easterly breezes are expected through Tuesday. As Hurricane
Erin recurves between well offshore the US east coast and Bermuda by
midweek, winds clock around to the northwest, but remain gentle.
Given small pressure gradient, a seabreeze develops each afternoon
and evening near the coast. Shower and thunderstorm chances remain,
but the potential for waterspouts is generally low. Briefly higher
winds and seas in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ735-181815-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
1230 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south late.
Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Northwest 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 in the morning, then
showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-181815-
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-
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-
130 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 /1230 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025/

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late
afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at
3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 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.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$