NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KTAE 071456
CWFTAE

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
956 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER
TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM

GMZ700-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM
956 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

SYNOPSIS
THE SHARP PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGHER PRESSURE
OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AND TROPICAL STORM IDA IN THE NORTHWEST
CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN HIGH WINDS AND SEAS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. AT 7 AM EST IDA WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.4 DEGREES NORTH AND 84.1
DEGREES WEST...OR ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO. IDA
IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN A BIT MORE BUT REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM
AS IT ACCELERATES NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND ENTERS THE GULF.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST
GULF EARLY THIS WEEK AS IDA MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. IDA IS
THEN EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT WHILE BECOMING NON-
TROPICAL AND GRADUALLY WEAKENING BY MID WEEK. BOATERS SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IDA.

GMZ750-755-770-775-072130-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
956 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON


A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS LIKELY LATER TONIGHT


THIS AFTERNOON
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR
SHORE...4 TO 6 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY.

TONIGHT
EAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FEET NEARSHORE...6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY.

SUNDAY
EAST WIND AROUND 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET
NEARSHORE...7 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.

SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FEET NEARSHORE...9 TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH.

MONDAY
EAST WIND AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE LIKELY.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET NEARSHORE...11 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS
VERY ROUGH. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY
IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER GALE
FORCE LIKELY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET NEAR SHORE...11 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET NEARSHORE...9 TO
12 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 25 KNOTS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE...8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS
ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FEET NEARSHORE...9 TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

GMZ730-765-072130-
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
956 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT


TODAY
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.

TONIGHT
EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FEET NEAR THE COAST IN APALACHEE BAY.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY.

SUNDAY
EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FEET...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FEET NEAR THE COAST IN APALACHEE BAY.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.

SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND AROUND 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FEET...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR THE COAST IN APALACHEE
BAY. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.

MONDAY
EAST WIND AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FEET NEAR THE COAST
IN APALACHEE BAY. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LIKELY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET...EXCEPT
4 TO 5 FEET NEAR THE COAST IN APALACHEE BAY. PROTECTED WATERS
ROUGH. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FEET
NEAR THE COAST IN APALACHEE BAY. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET....EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FEET NEAR
THE COAST IN APALACHEE BAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. 5 TO 7 FEET...EXCEPT
3 TO 4 FEET NEAR THE COAST IN APALACHEE BAY. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

GOULD/FOURNIER