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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.

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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.

$$