Local Desk
/ Fort Walton Beach, FL
Live · 8:13 AM
Could not reach: sunset score
63°
Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Gulf water
86°
buoy 42012
Seas
--
not reported by buoy
high tide
12:08
1.2 ft MLLW
Wind
3
mph from N
Rip current
Low
Surf
Around 1 foot
UV peak 12 pm
8 Very High
Sunset
6:39
Golden hour 5:39–6:39
Offshore — Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL out 20 NM
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Reflectivity dBZ
Cloud-top temp
warm / low
cold / high
Sea surface temp
60°F
90°F
Today
85°
Sunny
—
Sunday
89°
Mostly Sunny
2% rain
Monday
89°
Sunny
2% rain
Tuesday
89°
Sunny
1% rain
Wednesday
87°
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
20% rain
Thursday
88°
Chance Rain Showers
51% rain
Friday
86°
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
63% rain
Tide — Okaloosa IslandMLLW
Read on air
In the tropics -- Tropical Depression Fay, 35 mile an hour winds, moving WSW at 3 kt. In the tropics -- Tropical Storm Gonzalo, 46 mile an hour winds, moving N at 9 kt. Right now on the Emerald Coast it's 63 degrees and clear. Wind out of the N at 3. Today: sunny, 85 degrees. Out on the water -- Gulf water is 86. On the beach -- rip current risk is low, surf around 1 foot. UV index peaks at 8 -- very high -- around 12 pm. Next high tide at 12:08 PM. If you're headed offshore -- Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas 1 foot or less. Sunset tonight at 6:39 PM.
- Tropical Depression Fay -- check the NHC cone before air
- Tropical Storm Gonzalo -- check the NHC cone before air
- Gulf at 86 -- bath-water range, worth a mention
- UV 8 (Very High) -- burn time is short, worth a caution
- Tide table -- high 12:08 PM at 1.2 ft
- Full NWS forecast discussion
- Coastal waters forecast -- GMZ650
- Golden hour opens 5:39 PM -- coastline shot window