Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
097 FZUS52 KTAE 181952 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida Big Bend and eastern Panhandle National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 352 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 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. GMZ700-190230- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 352 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Favorable boating conditions expected into Sunday of the upcoming weekend with light winds around 5 to 10 knots from the south and seas around 2 feet. Rain and storms should stay away from marine waters until Sunday afternoon/evening when a cold front moves through with thunderstorm chances increasing through the day. After the front moves through northwesterly flow takes over for the start of next week, possibly bringing a brief period of cautionary conditions before favorable boating conditions return on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. $$ GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-190230- 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- 352 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024 /252 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024/ .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 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. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds in the afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$