Apalachicola to Destin FL out 20 NM Marine Forecast
| Tonight...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming East Around 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 4 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Saturday...Southeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 3 To 5 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 6 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Saturday Night...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Increasing To 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots After Midnight. Seas 4 To 5 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 7 Seconds, Building To 5 To 7 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 7 Seconds After Midnight. Protected Waters Rough. |
| Sunday...Southeast Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 5 To 7 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 7 Seconds. Protected Waters Rough. |
| Sunday Night...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Becoming Southeast 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Seas 4 To 6 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 7 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Monday...Southeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 4 To 6 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 7 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Monday Night...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. Seas 3 To 5 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 7 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Tuesday...Southeast Winds Around 10 Knots. Seas 3 To 4 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 7 Seconds. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Tuesday Night...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming Southeast After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 6 Seconds. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Wednesday...East Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming Southeast In The Afternoon. Seas 2 To 3 Feet With A Dominant Period Of 6 Seconds. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Wednesday Night...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming Northwest After Midnight. Seas Around 2 Feet. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 324pm EDT Fri April 26 2024 .SHORT TERM... (Saturday night through Sunday night) Issued at 226pm EDT Fri April 26 2024 Surface high pressure currently centered off the east coast of New Jersey, is expected to progress equatorward off the coast of Georgia and Florida by Sunday. As the surface high approaches the region, a tighter pressure gradient will continue to develop across the region. This will lead to progressively windier conditions on Sunday and Monday. During the overnight/morning periods, easterly/southeasterly surges of wind at SC.Y levels are expected across the marine zones across the forecast area. During the afternoon and evening periods, these winds will briefly drop to small craft exercise caution conditions. Outside of the aforementioned hazardous marine conditions, the surface high pressure combined with upper level ridging through Sunday night will keep rather fair weather across the region. Expect lows Sunday morning in the low 60s, and high temperatures climbing into the low to mid 80s areawide. Long Term (Monday through Thursday) Issued at 226pm EDT Fri April 26 2024 The extended forecast will predominantly remain warm and dry for much of the region through the next work week as upper level ridging and surface high pressure remain in place across the Eastern Conus and Southeast respectively. A small piece of shortwave troughing, and associated piece of mid-level vorticity is expected to break off from a northeastward propagating longwave upper level trough currently across the central plains is expected to eject eastward through the early portion of the work week. As this aforementioned shortwave approaches the region, it is expected to weaken as it enters the tri-state area. Currently, it looks like dry air will remain in place across the region, and limit the amount of precipitation that could develop across the region. Current forecast Probability of Precipitation values are around 10% or less for much of the forecast area. Overall, the upper level ridge and surface high pressure look to remain entrenched enough across the region to prevent systems from entering the tri-state area. Forecast high temperatures look to climb into the upper 80s to low 90s through the end of the forecast period. Low temperatures also look to remain above average, with temperatures dropping into the low 60s areawide. Marine Issued at 226pm EDT Fri April 26 2024 Elevated southeast winds to continue into the weekend, with advisory level conditions overnight and into tomorrow afternoon across waters west of Apalachicola. The strongest winds are likely to be via nocturnal easterly surges, especially late Saturday to early Sunday. Winds and seas will relax to more favorable conditions early next week. Fire Weather Issued at 226pm EDT Fri April 26 2024 Warm, dry, and somewhat breezy conditions are forecast through the weekend thanks to a strengthening pressure gradient across the region. Southeast winds prevail much of the period with afternoon seabreezes expected from both the Gulf and the Atlantic. High dispersions overtake parts of the FL Big Bend tomorrow afternoon, followed by greater coverage into portions of SW GA & SE AL Sunday and Monday. Given the lack of significant rainfall the past couple weeks and the aforementioned conditions anticipated, there could be some fire concerns in the coming days via drying fuels. Hydrology Issued at 226pm EDT Fri April 26 2024 Rain chances continue to remain low to near negligible through the next 7 days. Minor flooding on the Aucilla and Suwanee rivers continues; however, both rivers are continuing to fall and should drop below flood stage in the next couple of days. Overall, there are no flooding concerns given the dry pattern across the forecast area that is expected to continue for the next week. NOAA Tallahassee FL Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. |
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