NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ700-270245-  Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line  out to 60 nm  244 PM EST Thu Dec 26 2024      .SYNOPSIS...    Easterly flow will prevail through Friday with occasional periods  of cautionary conditions tonight into Friday as an are of low  pressure moves through the southeast US and tightens the pressure  gradient. Winds shift to a southerly direction on Saturday and  then westerly behind the cold front on Sunday. This could bring  areas of showers and thunderstorms, mostly across our western  waters west of Apalachicola. Main period of increased winds/seas  will be tonight into Friday afternoon with winds subsiding to  around 10 to 15 knots over the weekend and into early next week.    $$
   GMZ730-755-765-775-270245-  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-  244 PM EST Thu Dec 26 2024    THIS AFTERNOON  East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a  moderate chop. A chance of drizzle early, then a slight chance of  drizzle late.  TONIGHT  East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a  moderate chop.  FRIDAY  East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate  chop. Patchy fog.  FRIDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around  2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected  waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog.  SATURDAY  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at  2 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of  showers.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to  3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters  a light chop. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers  likely after midnight. Patchy fog.  SUNDAY  South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms.  Showers likely, mainly in the morning.  SUNDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west  after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light chop.  A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of  showers.  MONDAY  Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in  the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop.  MONDAY NIGHT  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers after  midnight.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$