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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
951 AM EDT Sat Mar 22 2025

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.

GMZ700-230215
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 951 AM EDT Sat Mar 22 2025

SYNOPSIS

A high pressure center will remain anchored over the northeast Gulf through this evening. It will pull up anchor tonight and move east of Florida early Sunday. In response, gentle to occasionally moderate southerly breezes will develop by Sunday afternoon and continue through Monday. A dying cold front will cross the waters on Monday night, then a high pressure center will sit over the waters on Tuesday. The southern periphery of a surface high will bridge south across the waters next Wednesday, brining a surge of moderate northerly and northeasterly breezes.

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GMZ735-230215
St. Andrews Bay Waterways
851 AM CDT Sat Mar 22 2025

REST OF TODAY
Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

SUNDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

MONDAY
South winds 5 knots in the morning, increasing to near 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening.

TUESDAY
Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

TUESDAY NIGHT
West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

WEDNESDAY
Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-230215
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
951 AM EDT Sat Mar 22 2025 /851 AM CDT Sat Mar 22 2025/

REST OF TODAY
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots early this afternoon, then becoming southwest late. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

SUNDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

SUNDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

MONDAY
South winds near 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

TUESDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.

TUESDAY NIGHT
West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth.

WEDNESDAY
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Protected waters a moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.