Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
381 WHUS72 KTAE 220709 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 209 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024 GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-221800- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-241122T1800Z/ Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 20 Nm- 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- Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm- Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach 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- Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 209 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024 /109 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024/ ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft. * WHERE...Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to the Suwannee river out 60 nautical miles. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST /noon CST/ this afternoon. * 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. && $$