FZUS52 KTAE 080216 CWFTAE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 916 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM GMZ700-081130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM 916 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS... AT 7 PM EST TROPICAL STORM IDA WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.5 DEGREES NORTH AND 84.4 DEGREES WEST...OR ABOUT 180 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO. THE SHARP DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE BETWEEN AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND TROPICAL STORM IDA OVER THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF... ESPECIALLY OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. GALE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS IDA MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF. ALTHOUGH IDA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT MERGES WITH A COLD FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...HIGH WINDS...ROUGH SEAS...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL EXPECTED UNTIL LATE TUESDAY WHEN THE COLD FRONT AND REMNANTS OF IDA PASSES EAST OF THE REGION. PLEASE REFER TO LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON TROPICAL STORM IDA. $$ GMZ770-775-081130- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 916 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. .SUNDAY...EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. .MONDAY...EAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TUESDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. $$ GMZ730-750-755-765-081130- APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- 916 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION ON SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. .SUNDAY...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE...4 TO 6 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE...5 TO 7 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. .MONDAY...EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET...6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE...10 TO 15 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET...5 TO 7 FEET OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TUESDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP TO CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. $$ BLOCK/FOURNIER