Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Cedar Key, FL

SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM
(Sunday night through Friday)
Issued at 136 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

A continued hot period of weather through Tuesday, with a cold front approaching on Wednesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Patchy fog is likely each morning through Wednesday. Lower afternoon dew points due to mixing will limit heat indices/apparent temps from Monday through Tuesday afternoons, despite highs in the mid-90s away from the coast. Some storms on Wednesday could be strong to severe, so stay tuned as the timing and threats become more clear. A high risk of rip currents also develops by midweek. After the passage of the cold front, cooler and drier weather returns Thursday.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 726 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

A few showers/storms could affect DHN through 03z tonight but outside those storms, expect VFR conditions to prevail through at least 08z tonight. After 08z and towards sunrise, we'll likely see widespread MVFR/IFR cigs and potentially areas of fog develop into the morning hours at all terminals. Similar to the last few days, these could linger into 13/14z but heating of the day should help ceilings lift and scour out by 16z.

MARINE
Issued at 136 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

High pressure centered just southeast of the waters will continue a prolonged period of southwest flow, which will tend to be maximized during the daytime hours near the coast due to the seabreeze. Winds will increase out of the southwest ahead of a cold front Wednesday and remain elevated in the wake of the frontal passage on Thursday.
There is a low probability of winds meeting Small Craft Advisory levels during this time frame, when seas will peak in the 3 to 5 foot range just offshore. A chance of showers and thunderstorms with the passage of the cold front on Wednesday and Wednesday night.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 136 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

Southwesterly to westerly transport winds around 15 mph and mixing heights increasing to 5,000-6,000 feet each afternoon will result in high dispersions across inland areas with good dispersions near the coast. Isolated showers and storms will be possible across the AL and GA zones Sunday afternoon, mainly north of a Dothan to Fitzgerald line. Gusty erratic winds and dangerous lightning will be the primary threats with stronger storms.

HYDROLOGY
Issued at 136 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

No riverine or flash flooding concerns over the next several days, given light rainfall amounts across the region as well as upstream.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Tallahassee 71 95 70 95 / 0 10 0 0 Panama City 73 85 73 86 / 0 0 0 0 Dothan 71 92 69 93 / 10 20 0 0 Albany 72 94 71 95 / 10 30 0 0 Valdosta 71 96 70 97 / 0 20 0 0 Cross City 68 91 68 92 / 0 0 0 0 Apalachicola 72 84 72 84 / 0 0 0 0

TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...High Rip Current Risk until 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ Sunday for FLZ108-112-114.

GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...High Rip Current Risk until 4 AM CDT Sunday for GMZ735.