Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
935 FZUS52 KTAE 030152 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 852 PM EST Tue Dec 2 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. GMZ700-031415- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 852 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will pass east across the Tennessee Valley and the Carolinas on Wednesday and Thursday, causing moderate northerlies on Wednesday to clock around easterly on Thursday. A wave of low pressure will track east near the Panhandle coast on Friday, followed by a slow-moving cold front on Saturday. $$ GMZ751-752-770-772-031415- 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- 752 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. 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. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ730-755-765-775-031415- 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- 852 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: West 4 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ735-031415- St. Andrews Bay Waterways- 752 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Protected waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Protected waters a light chop. Showers. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Protected waters smooth. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$