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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1011 AM EDT Wed May 8 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.

GMZ700-090315-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
1011 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

A high pressure ridge will extend from from south of Bermuda
across the Florida Peninsula through Thursday. Gentle southerly
breezes of 5-10 knots will slowly increase to moderate southerlies
around 10-15 knots as we move through the middle of the week.
Chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase Thursday night
into Friday night as a cold front approaches. The front is
expected to pass the waters Friday night with north-northwest
winds in its wake. Seas will generally be 2 to 3 feet this week,
with 2-4 feet seas building late Friday as the front pushes
through.

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GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-090315-
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-
1011 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 /911 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024/

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate
chop.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
4 seconds and southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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