Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
829 WHUS72 KTAE 081452 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 952 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024 GMZ775-081600- /O.EXP.KTAE.SC.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-241108T1500Z/ Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 952 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... $$ GMZ770-772-090600- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-241109T0600Z/ Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 852 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Seas 5 to 8 ft. * WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to Apalachicola from 20 to 60 nautical miles out. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, and dragging anchors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$