Santa Rosa, FL - Hogtown Bayou Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
140 PM EST Sat Dec 20 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.

GMZ700-210200-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
140 PM EST Sat Dec 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Light to gentle northeast breezes tonight and tomorrow turn moderate
Sunday night, then freshen on Monday in response to a tightening
pressure gradient induced by a backdoor front. Small craft should
exercise caution, especially west of Apalachicola early Monday. High
pressure prevailing for the remainder of Christmas week should make
for favorable boating conditions as light to gentle easterly breezes
take hold over the local waters.

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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-
1240 PM CST Sat Dec 20 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds,
becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate
chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 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 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South 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 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-
140 PM EST Sat Dec 20 2025

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

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GMZ735-210200-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
1240 PM CST Sat Dec 20 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late.
Protected waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Protected waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a
light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Protected waters a light
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...South 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, becoming
northeast after midnight. Protected waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around
5 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Protected
waters smooth.

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