Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Apalachicola, FL

UPDATE
Issued at 815 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

Made a few tweaks to current temperatures and lows tonight, as well as reducing cloud cover tonight as stratus over the area is decreasing. High res models show clouds building back in from the east overnight so bumped clouds up to account for this mainly north of an Albany to Valdosta line. No other changes needed at this time.

SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM
(This Evening through Sunday)
Issued at 231 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

Now post-frontal we'll see cool and dry conditions over the next couple days as northerly flow prevails. Wednesday morning the flow turns southerly briefly as another cold front looks to approach the region. However, dew points struggle to recover into the mid 50s, confined mostly to our FL Coastal counties. Thus not much is expected out of this frontal feature as it moves through late Wednesday into Thursday morning, maybe a stray shower or two. Behind this front, heading into this weekend, we'll see surface high pressure prevail across the region with dry north to northeasterly flow. Fairly benign conditions expected overall.

A couple chilly mornings are in store tonight and tomorrow night with lows generally in the low to mid 30s with a few isolated areas hitting the upper 20s. Patchy to widespread frost will be possible with the best coverage expected to be tomorrow night as winds go calm and skies clear out. Make sure that people, pets, pipes and plants are secured over the next couple nights. A slight warm up is expected for the overnight low temps after Wednesday as temps climb into the upper 30s to mid 40s thru Sunday morning.

Daytime high temps will be a bit more stable with daytime highs being coolest tomorrow with widespread mid to upper 50s. Wednesday through Sunday will see a gradual warm up to daytime high temps generally being in the 60s.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 610 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

MVFR stratus continues moving south towards the Gulf coast while on a slow dissipating trend. TAFs will begin with cigs around 025 with gradually improvement to VFR by 03-04Z. Overnight, indications of MVFR stratus rebuilding in from the east, affecting ABY and VLD from 09-10Z through 16-17Z. DHN and TLH may just be far enough west to remain VFR. Once that area of stratus dissipates, VFR at all terminals is expected. Winds will begin northerly this evening and gradually turn northeasterly by the end of the period.

MARINE
Issued at 231 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

A cold frontal passage today clocks winds around from the north. A Small Craft Advisory is currently in effect through early tonight for winds around 20 knots. A gradual return to more tranquil boating conditions on Tuesday which should last through Friday.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 231 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

Transport winds become weak and easterly on Tuesday leading to low dispersions across most of the region, then become brisk and southwesterly on Wednesday leading to good dispersions again. A moist air mass remains in place today before drier air moves in for midweek with minimum afternoon RHs in the 40s for portions of the area. Outside then the low dispersions Tuesday afternoon, there are currently no other fire weather concerns.

HYDROLOGY
Issued at 231 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

Widespread 2-4 inch amounts with pockets of 4-6 inch amounts in the Eastern FL Panhandle have amounted to some improvement in regional drought conditions. Additional rainfall is not expected over the next week.

For more information on local impacts from drought, please visit www.weather.gov/LocalDrought.

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 37 58 35 67 / 0 0 0 0 Panama City 38 58 42 68 / 0 0 0 0 Dothan 32 54 32 64 / 0 0 0 0 Albany 33 54 31 64 / 0 0 0 0 Valdosta 36 56 31 64 / 0 0 0 0 Cross City 39 62 36 67 / 0 0 0 0 Apalachicola 41 57 44 66 / 0 0 0 0

TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...High Rip Current Risk until midnight EST /11 PM CST/ tonight for FLZ114.

GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Tuesday for GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775.