Apalachicola to Destin FL out 20 NM Marine Forecast
| Rest Of Today...South Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: South 2 Feet At 4 Seconds And South 1 Foot At 7 Seconds. Protected Waters A Moderate Chop. |
| Tonight...South Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Increasing To 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: South 3 Feet At 5 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. A Chance Of Showers After Midnight. |
| Thursday...West Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 3 To 5 Feet, Occasionally To 6 Feet, Building To 5 To 7 Feet, Occasionally To 9 Feet In The Afternoon. Wave Detail: West 4 Feet At 5 Seconds, Becoming West 7 Feet At 7 Seconds. Protected Waters Rough. A Chance Of Showers, Mainly In The Morning. |
| Thursday Night...Northwest Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 5 To 8 Feet, Occasionally To 10 Feet. Wave Detail: West 7 Feet At 7 Seconds. Protected Waters Rough. |
| Friday...North Winds 15 To 20 Knots, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Knots In The Afternoon. Seas 3 To 5 Feet, Occasionally To 6 Feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 Feet At 7 Seconds And Northwest 1 Foot At 4 Seconds. Protected Waters Choppy. |
| Friday Night...West Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: West 2 Feet At 7 Seconds And North 1 Foot At 4 Seconds. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Saturday...Northwest Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Southwest In The Afternoon. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Protected Waters Smooth. |
| Saturday Night...South Winds Around 5 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Protected Waters Smooth. |
| Sunday...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Protected Waters A Light Chop. |
| Sunday Night...South Winds Around 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Protected Waters A Light Chop. A Slight Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms After Midnight. Winds And Waves Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| 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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