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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
151 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.

GMZ700-030330-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
151 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

An area of low pressure will exit east of the waters this
afternoon. In its wake, a cold front will push across the waters.
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. Another wave of
low pressure will track east near the Panhandle coast on Friday,
followed by a slow-moving cold front on Saturday.

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GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-030330-
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-
151 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 /1251 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds. Protected
waters choppy.
.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 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. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance
of showers.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to
20 knots 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...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers 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, mainly in the evening.
.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.

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GMZ730-765-030330-
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-
151 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north late.
Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of
showers.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. Showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ735-030330-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
1251 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. 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.

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