616
WHUS72 KTAE 061944
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
344 PM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

GMZ735-751-752-770-772-070000-
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St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line
FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from
20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
244 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to
  Apalachicola out 60 nautical miles out including the St. Andrews
  Bay Waterways.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20
  to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to
  produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous
  conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering
  response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and
  falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls,
  and dragging anchors.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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