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CWFTAE
Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
446 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
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.
GMZ700-131400-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
446 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
Fresh easterly breezes this morning quickly become gentle to
moderate by the afternoon, then temporarily light tonight. Gentle
east to southeast winds prevail this weekend, followed by a
freshening heading into early next week ahead of a strong cold
front forecast to be accompanied by robust maritime convection.
Small craft should exercise caution beginning Sunday night with
quickly deteriorating conditions from west to east on Monday.
Advisory level winds and seas are expected immediately in the wake
of strong frontal passage and persist into Tuesday. Gale force
gusts appear possible as well.
$$
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-131400-
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-
446 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026 /346 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026/
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...East winds around 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and west 2 feet at
6 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming northeast
2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected
waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming west 25 to
30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the
afternoon. Protected waters very rough. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Protected waters very rough. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Protected waters rough.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ735-131400-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
346 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early this
afternoon, then becoming southwest around 5 knots late. Protected
waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Protected
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Protected waters choppy. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Protected waters choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Protected waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Protected waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
CWFTAE
Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
446 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
Gulf coastal waters from the mouth of the Suwannee River to
Okaloosa-Walton County Line out to 60 nm.
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 1/10 of the waves.
GMZ700-131400-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
446 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
Fresh easterly breezes this morning quickly become gentle to
moderate by the afternoon, then temporarily light tonight. Gentle
east to southeast winds prevail this weekend, followed by a
freshening heading into early next week ahead of a strong cold
front forecast to be accompanied by robust maritime convection.
Small craft should exercise caution beginning Sunday night with
quickly deteriorating conditions from west to east on Monday.
Advisory level winds and seas are expected immediately in the wake
of strong frontal passage and persist into Tuesday. Gale force
gusts appear possible as well.
$$
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-131400-
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-
446 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026 /346 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026/
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...East winds around 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and west 2 feet at
6 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming northeast
2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Protected
waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming west 25 to
30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the
afternoon. Protected waters very rough. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Protected waters very rough. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Protected waters rough.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ735-131400-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
346 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early this
afternoon, then becoming southwest around 5 knots late. Protected
waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Protected
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Protected waters choppy. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Protected waters choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Protected waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Protected waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$