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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1231 PM EST Thu Feb 12 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. 


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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-
1131 AM CST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at
8 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected
waters choppy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 7 seconds.
Protected waters rough. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming
northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Protected waters rough. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the
afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Protected waters a light chop. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Protected waters a light chop. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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