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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
243 PM EST Tue Dec 9 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.

GMZ700-100830-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
243 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Westerly winds will increase on Wednesday in association with a cold
front and remain elevated into Thursday morning. Small craft should
exercise caution. Tranquil boating conditions will return Thursday
night through Saturday.

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GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-100830-
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-
243 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 /143 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025/

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late.
Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds,
becoming west 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: West 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters
choppy.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at
4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters
a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Protected waters
choppy.

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GMZ730-765-100830-
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-
243 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 2 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 2 feet
at 3 seconds, becoming west 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters
a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a moderate chop.

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St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
143 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Protected waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Protected waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.

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