National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS52 KTAE

FZUS52 KTAE 281835
CWFTAE

Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida Big Bend and eastern Panhandle
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
235 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

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.

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Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 235 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

SYNOPSIS

Conditions continue to improve this evening as high pressure moves into the northern Gulf of Mexico. Favorable conditions are expected to last through the weekend as winds turn more out of the southeast to south. A cold front will bring showers and thunderstorms by the middle of next week.


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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
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
135 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION

TONIGHT
North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters choppy.

FRIDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.

SATURDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

SUNDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.

MONDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.

MONDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.

TUESDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.


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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
235 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

TONIGHT
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.

FRIDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.

SATURDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

SUNDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

SUNDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

MONDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.

MONDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.

TUESDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.