Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
135 FZUS52 KTAE 051834 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 234 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 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. GMZ700-060130- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 234 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Continued favorable boating conditions expected into late this coming week with persistent south to southeast winds 10 knots or less and 2 to 3 feet seas. Daily seabreezes usher an onshore wind along the immediate nearshore waters. By Friday, a frontal system pushes into the region, bringing returning chances for showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas respond ahead of this feature by approaching cautionary levels out of the southwest. Northerly breezes at 15 to 20 knots then arrive in the front`s wake on Saturday. $$ GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-060130- 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- 234 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 /134 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024/ .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$