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FZUS52 KTAE 161332
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida Big Bend and eastern Panhandle
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
932 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 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.

GMZ700-161930-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
932 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure will remain entrenched across the Gulf waters this
week. Southeasterly winds will continue through Thursday with a
slight uptick in wave heights to 2 to 4 feet west of Apalachicola
as a storm system moves out of the southern Plains. A local area
of high pressure sets up in the eastern Gulf Thursday night
causing winds to clock around to the southwest with wave heights
slowly falling throughout our Gulf waters. The next frontal system
to arrive in the area appears to be late in the weekend.

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GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-161930-
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-
932 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 /832 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024/

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of
4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a
dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with
a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet
with a dominant period of 7 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 7 seconds.
Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet
with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with
a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with
a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of
6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.

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