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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
145 AM EST Thu Nov 20 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.

GMZ700-201430-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
145 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Light and variable winds turn southeasterly today with surface high
pressure across the region. Winds then gradually veer to southerly
Friday night to moderate southwest breezes on Saturday ahead of an
approaching cold front. Frontal passage occurs Saturday night or
Sunday morning with west winds quickly turning northwesterly. An
afternoon seabreeze prompts an onshore flow across the immediate
nearshore legs. Moderate easterlies overtake the waters on Monday.
Overall, favorable boating conditions are expected outside of patchy
sea fog the next couple days along the nearshore waters out to 20
nautical miles from the coast with locally dense fog at St Andrews
Bay until later this morning.

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GMZ735-201430-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
1245 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south this
afternoon. Protected waters smooth. Areas of dense fog early this
morning, then patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Protected waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Protected waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Protected waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.

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GMZ730-751-752-755-201430-
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-
145 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 /1245 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025/

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
2 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy fog until late
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters a moderate chop.

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GMZ765-770-772-775-201430-
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-
145 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 /1245 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025/

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. 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. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 foot at
4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters a moderate chop.

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