Coastal waters from Apalachicola to Destin FL out 20 NM - 02:50 PM CDT Fri Oct 03 2014 ...Small craft advisory in effect from midnight EDT tonight through Saturday morning... .Tonight...West wind around 15 knots...Becoming Northwest around 20 knots from West to East after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet increasing to 5 to 7 feet offshore late...Occasionally up to 8 feet well offshore. Dominant period 5 seconds. Protected waters a light to moderate chop...Increasing to choppy. Winds and seas higher near scattered showers and thunderstorms...Diminishing from West to East. .Saturday...North wind around 20 knots...Becoming Northwest around 15 knots by afternoon. Seas offshore 5 to 7 feet occasionally up to 9 feet well offshore. Seas near shore 3 to 5 feet. Dominant period 4 seconds. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon offshore...2 To 3 feet near shore. Protected waters choppy...Becoming a light to moderate chop in the afternoon. .Saturday night...North wind around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet occasionally up to 5 feet...Highest seas offshore. Dominant period 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. .Sunday...North wind around 15 knots...Becoming Northeast around 10 in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant period 3 seconds. protected waters a light to moderate chop...Becoming smooth in the afternoon.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 22:41:27 +0000