Hazardous marine condition(s):
Dense Fog Advisory
GMZ700-081915-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
109 AM EST Thu Jan 8 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
Dense fog is a concern for boaters across the northeastern Gulf the
next couple of days. Otherwise, favorable boating conditions are
forecast outside of the fog with a light to moderate southeasterly
to southerly breeze through the end of the week. Winds increase to
near Cautionary levels ahead of a cold front Saturday. Advisory
level northerly winds are forecast behind the front Saturday night
into Sunday with a gust to gale force possible west of Apalachicola
during the day Sunday.
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GMZ730-755-765-775-081915- Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 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 Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 109 AM EST Thu Jan 8 2026 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING TODAY Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog early this afternoon. TONIGHT Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy fog after midnight. FRIDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Patchy dense fog. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. SATURDAY South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. SUNDAY North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers in the morning. SUNDAY NIGHT North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters rough. MONDAY Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy. MONDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$
GMZ730-755-765-775-081915- Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 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 Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 109 AM EST Thu Jan 8 2026 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING TODAY Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog early this afternoon. TONIGHT Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Patchy fog after midnight. FRIDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Patchy dense fog. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. SATURDAY South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. SUNDAY North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers in the morning. SUNDAY NIGHT North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters rough. MONDAY Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy. MONDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$