Panama City Beach, FL Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
142 PM EST Sun Dec 21 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.

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Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
142 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Gentle to moderate northeast breezes quickly freshen tonight in
response to a passing backdoor front. A tightening pressure
gradient introduces advisory level conditions away from the
nearshore Nature Coast waters early tomorrow morning into the
afternoon. Gentle to moderate easterly breezes then arrive through
Tuesday, and become light Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as high
pressure settles across the region.

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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-
Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to
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-
142 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025 /1242 PM CST Sun Dec 21 2025/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming
northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds.
Protected waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate
chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters smooth.

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Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 20 Nm-
Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-
142 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Protected
waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot
or less. Protected waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light
chop.

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St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
1242 PM CST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Protected waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Protected waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Protected
waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Protected waters
smooth.

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