####018003412#### FZUS52 KTAE 181614 CWFTAE Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1214 PM EDT Sat May 18 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. GMZ700-190515- Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line out to 60 nm 1214 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A line of thunderstorms will continue moving across our waters this afternoon, bringing strong to severe wind gusts. A weak front will move across the waters today and tonight, and stall on Sunday, bringing renewed chances of showers and thunderstorms. High pressure will pass across the northeast Gulf on Sunday night, and then elongate along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on Monday and Tuesday allowing for more favorable boating conditions. $$ GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-190515- 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- 1214 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 /1114 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024/ .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely early, then a chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$