NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KTAE 250235
CWFTAE

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
935 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

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

GMZ700-251045-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM
935 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT NORTHEAST TONIGHT
IN RESPONSE TO LOW DEVELOPING ALONG A FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF.
AS THIS WEAK LOW MOVES EAST TOWARD THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND THE
AFOREMENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE WITH PERIODS OF EXCESSES CAUTION CRITERIA ALONG OUR
OFFSHORE ZONES AND ALONG COASTAL ZONES FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO
KEATON BEACH. AS THE LOW PASSES TO OUR EAST...HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN FROM THE WEST PUSHING A REINFORCING DRY FRONT ACROSS THE
MARINE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH DRIER COOLER AIR AND A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN WINDS ADVECTING IN OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
THIS WILL KEEP WINDS ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER BRIEF PERIOD
OF EXCESSES CAUTION MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

GMZ770-775-251045-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
935 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AFTER MIDNIGHT


REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS NEAR SHORE...10
TO 15 KNOTS OFFSHORE...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15 KNOTS NEAR SHORE...
15 TO 20 KNOTS OFFSHORE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET...EXCEPT
FOR 3 TO 4 FEET LATE WELL OFFSHORE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10
TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.

FRIDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.

SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

SUNDAY
EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

GMZ730-750-755-765-251045-
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
935 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.

THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4
FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.

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

FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.

SATURDAY
NORTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.

SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.

SUNDAY
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS SMOOTH.

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