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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
953 PM EDT Thu May 9 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.

GMZ700-100830-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
953 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

An Atlantic ridge axis across the southern Florida Peninsula will
retreat southward tonight. A cold front will slowly approach from
the north on Friday, preceded by strong to severe thunderstorms over
the waters. Cautionary conditions could be possible Friday. The
front will limp across the waters on Friday night. It will be
followed by moderate to occasionally fresh northerly breezes on
Saturday morning. Surface high pressure over the southern Plains on
Saturday will move across the Southeast States on Sunday, causing
winds to clock around. High pressure will move east into the
Atlantic on Monday, brining a return to south-southeasterly flow.

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GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-100830-
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-
953 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 /853 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024/

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. 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. Wave Detail:
Southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest
4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance of
showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: West
3 feet at 5 seconds and north 2 feet at 2 seconds. Protected
waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet
at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet
at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters
a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Protected waters choppy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Protected waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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