Apalachicola to Destin FL from 20 to 60 NM Marine Forecast
| Tonight...Northeast Winds 25 To 30 Knots. Frequent Gusts To 35 Knots. Seas 6 To 9 Feet, Occasionally To 11 Feet. Wave Detail: East 9 Feet At 7 Seconds. Protected Waters Very Rough. A Chance Of Rain This Evening, Then A Chance Of Showers After Midnight. |
| Thursday...Northeast Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Gusts Up To 35 Knots In The Morning. Seas 6 To 9 Feet, Occasionally To 11 Feet. Wave Detail: East 9 Feet At 7 Seconds. Protected Waters Rough. A Slight Chance Of Showers. |
| Thursday Night...East Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 5 To 7 Feet, Occasionally To 9 Feet. Wave Detail: East 6 Feet At 7 Seconds. Protected Waters Rough. |
| Friday...East Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 4 To 6 Feet, Occasionally To 8 Feet. Wave Detail: East 6 Feet At 6 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Friday Night...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 3 To 4 Feet. Wave Detail: East 4 Feet At 6 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Saturday...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas Around 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 3 Feet At 5 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Saturday Night...East Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Increasing To 10 To 15 Knots After Midnight. Seas Around 3 Feet. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Sunday...East Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 3 To 4 Feet. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Sunday Night...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Becoming Southeast 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Seas 3 To 5 Feet, Occasionally To 6 Feet. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Monday...Southeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 3 To 5 Feet, Occasionally To 6 Feet. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Monday Night...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 3 To 4 Feet. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 328pm EDT Wednesday April 8 2026 .SHORT TERM... (This Evening through Thursday) Issued at 325pm EDT Wednesday April 8 2026 Strong surface high pressure will remain entrenched across the southeast US and northern Gulf Coast. This surface high will encourage elevated/strong easterly flow across the forecast area (with the strongest winds across our Gulf waters). Mostly dry conditions will prevail again late this afternoon and evening but a few weak showers could develop with heating of the day. These showers will also be aided by a weak shortwave trough slowly translates east into the evening. Thursday will bring similar conditions to this afternoon but overall, winds will be slightly lower, and warmer temperatures are expected with drier air aloft filtering in. The one point of uncertainty tomorrow is with this drier air. Some of the more overzealous guidance does show the potential for us to be much drier (relative humidity wise) than current forecast, especially across western Florida Big Bend and Panhandle where we have around a 10 to 20% chance that humidities drop to around 25%. Did blend some of this drier guidance into our forecast to reflect this potential. Given the recent dry conditions, this could bring locally elevated fire danger tomorrow afternoon. Long Term (Thursday night through next Tuesday) Issued at 325pm EDT Wednesday April 8 2026 Upper level flow will be either northwesterly or fairly stagnant as an upper level ridge rebuilds across the northern Gulf. Model guidance is excellent agreement on this pattern and it's a high confidence forecast in near-zero rainfall amounts into at least the middle of next week. Temperatures will generally be above average through the period with highs in the mid 80s with upper 80s to near 90s possible by the middle of next week. These conditions, when combined with exceptional drought, will likely lead to continued long term fire weather concerns. Marine Issued at 325pm EDT Wednesday April 8 2026 Northeast to east winds will peak this afternoon and evening near gale force for most Gulf waters. Winds will start to trend downward on Thursday, but it will take until Friday morning for winds to decrease below small craft strength, especially in offshore waters. Easterly breezes will prevail this weekend, a direction that will favor fresh wind surges each night to at least cautionary levels. Fire Weather Issued at 325pm EDT Wednesday April 8 2026 High dispersions along with warm and dry afternoons are expected through the next few days. While critical relative humidities are generally not expected, there remains about a 10 to 20% of relative humidities dropping to around 25 to 30% in some areas. For Thursday, this probability is greatest generally west of the Flint/Apalachicola River. On Friday there is a 10-20% of relative humidities dropping to around 25% across the entire region. Elevated winds around 10 to 15 mph are expected on Thursday but then should drop to around 5 to 10 mph for Friday and the upcoming weekend. These conditions will keep elevated fire danger in place through the weekend. No wetting rains are expected for at least the next 7 to 10 days. Hydrology Issued at 325pm EDT Wednesday April 8 2026 No hydrologically significant rainfall is expected for the next 7 days. Therefore, no flooding is expected. Drought conditions will worsen. NOAA Tallahassee FL Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories FL...High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for FLZ108-114. High Rip Current Risk through late Thursday night for FLZ115. GA...Red Flag Warning until 8pm EDT this evening for GAZ125>131. AL...None. GM...Gale Warning until 8am EDT /7am CDT/ Thursday for GMZ730-752- 755-765-770-772-775. Small Craft Advisory from 8am EDT /7am CDT/ to 5pm EDT /4pm CDT/ Thursday for GMZ730-752-755-765-770-772-775. Small Craft Advisory until 4pm CDT Thursday for GMZ751. |
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