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Apalachicola to Destin FL out 20 NM Marine Forecast


REST OF TODAY

S
WINDS
10 - 15
KNOTS

TONIGHT

S
WINDS
10 - 15
KNOTS

THURSDAY

W
WINDS
20 - 25
KNOTS

THURSDAY NIGHT

NW
WINDS
20 - 25
KNOTS

The Marine Weather Forecast In Detail:
GMZ750 Forecast Issued: 859 AM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
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.
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
638pm EST Thu Feb 5 2026

.SHORT TERM AND Long Term (This Evening through next Wednesday) Issued at 139pm EST Thu Feb 5 2026

Cold. Warmer. Potentially stormy at the end of next week.

That's our forecast for the next week in a nutshell.

A cool night is ahead with temperatures tumbling into the upper 20s to lower 30s Friday morning. A breath of wind will lead to wind chills in the mid-upper 20s. It'll be very close to Cold Weather Advisory criteria for our Florida counties, or wind chills below 25 degrees, but we'll likely remain just above it for most, if not all, sites.

Westerly winds kick up Friday and will lead to a brief warm-up that see daytime highs rebound into the middle 60s. However, it won't last long as another cold front races through the region Saturday morning. No rain is expected with this frontal passage, but cooler weather follows it with another brief cool spell over the weekend that sees widespread upper 20s to lower 30s in the forecast again Sunday morning.

Ensemble guidance then builds an H5 ridge over the Gulf and into our neck-of-the-woods early next week as surface high pressure scoots into the western Atlantic. That will bring a return of above normal temperatures for much of next week along with increasing surface moisture. A weak disturbance rides around the ridge and brings a chance for a few showers later Wednesday into Thursday. Yet another system attempts to head our direction near the end of the forecast period into next weekend. Timing is very uncertain as ensemble guidance has a variety of solutions, with a number of them being influenced by Wednesday/Thursday's system. So, in the words of Al from Angels in the Outfield... We're always watching. And we'll definitely watch next weekend's system as it does have the potential to bring impactful weather (rain/storms).

Marine
Issued at 139pm EST Thu Feb 5 2026

Northwesterly winds slowly decrease this evening as they turn more westerly. Advisory level winds briefly return Friday afternoon into the evening ahead of another cold front. Northerly winds develop behind the cold front Saturday before diminishing and turning easterly Sunday. Favorable marine conditions are anticipated early next week.

Fire Weather
Issued at 139pm EST Thu Feb 5 2026

Dry conditions prevail the next several days. MinRH will generally be between 35 to 45 percent Friday before a dry frontal passage early Saturday morning drops MinRH values to between 25 to 35 percent for much of the region Saturday and Sunday afternoons. High dispersions are forecast Friday afternoon across the entire region with rather breezy westerly Transport Winds at 20 to 30mph. Northerly transport winds of 15 to 20mph arrive Saturday before turning more easterly to southeasterly Sunday. Low dispersions are forecast along the coast Sunday afternoon.

Hydrology
Issued at 139pm EST Thu Feb 5 2026

There are no flooding concerns the next 7 days.

NOAA Tallahassee FL Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories
FL...High Rip Current Risk through Friday morning for FLZ114.

GA...None. AL...None. GM...Small Craft Advisory until 1am EST /midnight CST/ Friday for GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775.