Gale Warning
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
944 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bank
from 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore.
Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.
Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.
ANZ835-281430-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
944 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Isolated showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
Dense Fog Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1232 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
FLZ043-050-052-139-142-148-149-151-239-242-248-249-251-281345-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FG.Y.0021.251228T0600Z-251228T1500Z/
Sumter-Pinellas-Polk-Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-
Coastal Pasco-Coastal Hillsborough-Inland Levy-Inland Citrus-
Inland Hernando-Inland Pasco-Inland Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Yankeetown, Homosassa, Dade City,
Hernando Beach, Lakeland, Chiefland, Zephyrhills, Plant City,
Port Richey, Crystal River, Williston, Clearwater, Inverness, St.
Petersburg, Largo, Lake Panasoffkee, Tampa, Brandon, Hudson,
Bronson, Bushnell, Bayport, Cedar Key, Sun City Center, Wildwood,
Winter Haven, Spring Hill, The Villages, Brooksville, Westchase,
and Apollo Beach
1232 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...A portion of west central Florida.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
&&
$$
TBW
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1153 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-247-347-447-281500-
/O.NEW.KMLB.FG.Y.0016.251228T0453Z-251228T1500Z/
Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Coastal
Volusia-Southern Lake-Inland Northern Brevard-Mainland Northern
Brevard-Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-
Including the cities of Canaveral Groves, Winter Springs,
Altamonte Springs, Orlando, Union Park, Mims, Groveland, Apopka,
Tavares, Sanford, Mascotte, Mount Dora, Deltona, Titusville,
Celebration, Winter Park, Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, Port
Saint John, Debary, Clermont, Leesburg, Ormond Beach, Kissimmee,
Playalinda Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach, Casselberry,
Eustis, Deland, Maitland, Saint Cloud, and Oviedo
1153 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Inland Northern Brevard, Inland Volusia,
Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Brevard Barrier Islands,
Northern Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Southern Lake.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1044 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
FLZ021-023-030-031-035-120-136-140-220-236-240-322-340-422-522-
GAZ132-149-162-163-250-350-364-281500-
/O.NEW.KJAX.FG.Y.0031.251228T0400Z-251228T1500Z/
Suwannee-Baker-Union-Bradford-Gilchrist-Eastern Hamilton-Eastern
Alachua-Eastern Marion-Western Hamilton-Western Alachua-Central
Marion-Northern Columbia-Western Marion-Southeastern Columbia-
Southwestern Columbia-Coffee-Atkinson-Echols-Clinch-Northern Ware-
Southern Ware-Western Charlton-
Including the cities of Lake City, Suwannee Valley, St. George,
Houston, Anthony, White Springs, Pearson, Gainesville Airport,
Weirsdale, Gainesville, Moss Bluff, Ocala Airport, Watertown,
Needmore, Suwannee River Station, Statenville, Willacoochee, Lake
Butler, Newburn, Newberry, Lulu, Waycross, Archer, Starke, Oleno
State Park, Race Pond, Jennings, Belmont, Folkston, Olustee,
Jasper, Macclenny, New River, Newnans Lake, Douglas, Lynne, West
Lake, McAlpin, Columbia, Suwannee Springs, Live Oak, Needham,
Blue Springs, Homeland, Stephen Foster State Park, Axson,
Homerville, Ocala, High Springs, Winfield, Trenton, and Burbank
1044 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast and northern Florida and southeast
Georgia.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1044 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
FLZ024-038-124-125-132-137-138-225-232-233-237-325-333-425-433-533-
633-GAZ133>136-151>154-165-166-264-281500-
/O.NEW.KJAX.FG.Y.0031.251228T0600Z-251228T1500Z/
Inland Nassau-Inland Flagler-Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Eastern
Clay-Eastern Putnam-Coastal Flagler-Trout River-Western Clay-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Western Putnam-South Central Duval-
Southeast Coastal St. Johns-Western Duval-Northern Inland St.
Johns-Southern Inland St. Johns-Western St. Johns-Jeff Davis-
Bacon-Appling-Wayne-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal Glynn-
Inland Camden-Coastal Camden-Northeastern Charlton-
Including the cities of Kings Ferry, Pine Grove, Doctortown, Sea
Island, Raybon, Dupont Center, Tallyrand, Glynn Haven, Oceanway,
Orange Park, Saint Augustine, Nahunta, Fernandina Beach, New
Lacy, St. Simons, Green Cove Springs, Arlington, Durbin,
Picolata, Ratliff, Hilliard, Country Club Estate, Palm Coast,
Normandy, Hickox, Waverly, Ponte Vedra Beach, Dover Bluff,
Bostwick, Hoboken, Gardi, Jesup, Saint Augustine Shore, Fruit
Cove, Thalmann, Palatka, Dock Junction, Doctors Inlet, Plant
Hatch, Andalusia, Baxley, Palm Valley, Saint Augustine South,
Hazlehurst, Middleburg, Jacksonville, Butler Beach, Saint
Augustine Beach, Kingsland, Amelia City, Ortega, Atkinson,
Carraway, Yulee, Anastasia, Tarboro, Jekyll Island, Dungeness,
Switzerland, San Marco, Bakersville, Espanola, Riverside,
Waynesville, Bryceville, Lakeside, Bunnell, Bellair, Hortense,
Blackshear, Woodbine, Winokur, Alma, and Colesburg
1044 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
&&
$$
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HESS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
944 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-027>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
326-426-GAZ120>123-142>145-155>160-281500-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FG.Y.0057.251228T0244Z-251228T1500Z/
Coffee-Dale-Henry-Geneva-Houston-North Walton-Central Walton-
Holmes-Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay-Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland
Franklin-Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Madison-Inland Wakulla-
Inland Taylor-Lafayette-Inland Dixie-South Walton-Coastal Bay-
Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla-
Coastal Taylor-Coastal Dixie-Northern Liberty-Southern Liberty-
Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-
Seminole-Decatur-Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-
Including the cities of Hays Place, Wire Bridge, Midway, Leonia,
Horseshoe Beach, Mayhaw, Tilton, Marianna, Morgan Place, Bucell
Junction, Morgan, Tallahassee, West Bainbridge, Nankin, Chipley
Municipal Airport, Old Town, Medart, Buck Siding, Beacon Hill,
Lynn Haven, Logan Field Municipal A/P, Blackwell Field A/P,
Marysville, Springvale, Casa Blanco, Lynn, Oak Grove, Springvale
Station, Elpino, Wetumpka, Riverturn, Quitman, Branchville,
Babcock, Saint Marks, Metcalf, Shired Island, Davis Park,
Glendale, Beverly, Capps, Donaldsonville A/P, Valdosta, Maclay
State Gardens, Headland, Bonifay, Madison, Edison, Ashford,
Graceville, Enterprise, Geneva, Malone, Georgetown, Beachton,
Dekle Beach, Cuba, Milford, Vilas, Center Ridge, Freeport, Panama
City, Hoggard Mill, Grady Co A/P, Santa Clara, Battens
Crossroads, Benevolence, Five Points, Argyle, Adams Beach,
Hopewell, White City, Iveys Mill, Fairchild, Blountstown, Dothan,
Alma, Holmes County Airport, Jarrott, Apalachicola Airport, High
Bluff, Abbeville, Fish Creek, Fadette, De Funiak Springs, Bay
City, Callaway, Sumatra, Wilma, Bagby State Park, Decatur Co A/P,
Moncrief, Chipley, Creels, Cedar Island, Hines, Overstreet,
Union, Dalkeith, Richter Crossroads, Douglasville, Geneva
Municipal A/P, Cobb Crossroads, Kern, Portland, Hawkinstown,
Yellow Jacket, Fort Gaines, Buckhorn, Cuthbert, Howard Creek,
Lawrenceville, Donalsonville, Cluster Springs, Abe Springs,
Apalachicola, Thomasville, Littman, Keyton, Boyd, Youngstown,
Sandestin, Ganer, New Hope, Santa Rosa Beach, Pinetta, Cherry
Lake, Mitchell Co A/P, Day, Cordrays Mill, Enterprise Municipal
A/P, Chaires, Quincy Airport, Bethel, Bennett, Dills, Mabson,
Hanson, Jonesboro, Browntown, Athena, Pasco, Magnolia Beach, Twin
Pole, Blackwood, Coles, Scotts Ferry, Honeyville, Days
Crossroads, Jena, Cooks Hammock, Sopchoppy, Hilliardville,
Bradfordville, Festus, Turquoise Beach, Brooks Co A/P, Chaires
Crossroads, Econfina, Suwannee, Early Co A/P, Port St. Joe, Saint
Joe Beach, Hanover, Ewell, Boykin, Pine Park, Fort Rucker,
Wakulla Springs, Point Washington, Cairo, Sneads, Ozark, Capel,
Dickey, Shivers Mill, Hardin Heights, Newton, Dill, Sweetwater,
Moores Crossroads, Elmodel Wma, Howell Place, Cross City,
Grooverville, Commissary Hill, Central City, Beamon, Crystal
Lake, Durham, Pleasant Ridge, Nixon, Pecan, Screamer, Mayo,
Killearn Lakes, Asbury, Valdosta Regional Airport, Headland
Municipal A/P, Lovett, Browns Crossroads, Peterson Hill,
Abbeville Municipal A/P, Clarksville, Frink, Camilla,
Williamsburg, Daleville, Dillon, Dixie, Fort Gadsden, Red Store
Crossroads, Bunker, Cotton, Killearn Estates, Cabbage Grove,
Hartford, Empress, Pelham, Cooktown, Drifton, Colquitt, Barker
Store, Centerville, Monticello, Steinham Store, Blue Springs,
Eucheeanna, Orange Hill, Port Leon, Jones Crossing, Quincy,
Lewis, Perry, Hacoda, Wewahitchka, Simsville, Crossroads,
Hatcher, Little Hope, Southport, Bellview, Chattahoochee,
Arlington, De Funiak Spring Airport, Odena, Carbur, Poplar Head,
Bainbridge, Panacea, Vicksburg, Ausmac, Seminole State Park,
Ricks Place, Cottonwood, Capitola, Buckville, Fenholloway,
Blakely, Cross City Airport, and Alpine Heights
944 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025 /844 PM CST Sat Dec 27 2025/
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, the Big Bend and Panhandle
of Florida, and south central and southwest Georgia.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
944 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
GAZ124>131-146>148-161-281500-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FG.Y.0057.251228T0244Z-251228T1500Z/
Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Colquitt-
Cook-Berrien-Lanier-
Including the cities of Clarks Mill, Lakeland, Sylvester Airport,
Waterloo, Gammage, Red Rock, Ashton, Leesburg, Nashville, Hobby,
Lockett Crossing, Ashburn, Walker, Albany, Westwood, Teeterville,
Dawson, Herod, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Weber, Isabella, Adel,
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City,
Chula, Cook Co A/P, Palmyra, Alfords, Barneyville, Forrester,
Harding, Fitzgerald, Pretoria, Bannockburn, Tifton, Graves, East
Albany, Doverel, Abba, Moultrie, Spence Airport, Laconte, Massee,
Greggs, Sylvester, Berrien Co A/P, Gordy, Bowens Mill,
Queensland, Pine Valley, Courthouse, Irwinville, Cottle, Ocilla,
Yeomans, Worth, Sunsweet, and Dawson Municipal A/P
944 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Georgia.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
&&
$$
DVD
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
633 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
GMZ730-735-751-752-755-765-775-281500-
/O.NEW.KTAE.MF.Y.0031.251228T0700Z-251228T1500Z/
Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 20 Nm-St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line
FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM-
Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to
20 Nm-
Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
633 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025 /533 PM CST Sat Dec 27 2025/
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 10 AM
EST /9 AM CST/ SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to 1 NM or less.
* WHERE...Nearshore Gulf waters from the Ochlockonee River to
the Suwannee River out 20 nautical miles, St. Andrews Bay
Waterways, Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton
County Line FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to
Apalachicola FL out 20 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee
River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm, and Waters from
Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM.
* WHEN...From 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ to 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.
&&
$$
DVD
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1212 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
AMZ352-281400-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0073.251229T1800Z-251230T0900Z/
Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM-
1212 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt and seas 3 to
5 ft expected.
* WHERE...Edisto Beach to Savannah out 20 NM.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Monday to 4 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1212 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
AMZ354-281400-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0073.251229T2100Z-251230T0900Z/
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM, including
Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary-
1212 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt and seas
3 to 5 ft expected.
* WHERE...Savannah to Altamaha Sound out 20 NM.
* WHEN...From 4 PM Monday to 4 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1212 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
AMZ374-281400-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0073.251229T1500Z-251230T1800Z/
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA from 20 to 60 NM-
1212 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 4 to 7 ft expected.
* WHERE...Savannah to Altamaha Sound from 20 to 60 NM.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Monday to 1 PM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
123 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-290800-
/O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-251229T0800Z/
Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-
Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard-
Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard-
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
123 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf.
* WHERE...The beaches of Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint
Lucie, and Martin counties.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and
piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and
signs.
Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. If caught in a rip
current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the current. If
able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to
escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
&&
$$
