


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
454 FZUS52 KTAE 131746 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 146 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 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. GMZ700-140300- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 146 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will move from the southeast Gulf to the Middle Gulf through Tuesday, supporting a slow turn from westerly to northwesterly breezes. A trough of low pressure will move westward across the Florida Peninsula on Tuesday, and it will enter the eastern or northeast Gulf late Tuesday night or Wednesday, crossing the waters on Wednesday and Wednesday night. This trough has a low chance, or 20 percent chance, of tropical development during the middle to latter part of this week, making the forecast more subject to change. So check back early this week for updates to the forecast. $$ GMZ735-140300- St. Andrews Bay Waterways- 1246 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers, thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers, thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-140300- 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- 146 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025 /1246 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025/ .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast near 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Protected waters choppy. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Protected waters choppy. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light chop. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$