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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
252 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024

GMZ752-755-772-775-182100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0055.241018T0900Z-241020T1200Z/
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM-
Coastal Waters From  Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to
20 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-
252 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 /152 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 5 to 7 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL
  out 20 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to
  Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm, Waters from Apalachicola to
  Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Suwannee
  River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$

GMZ730-750-765-770-182100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0055.241018T2300Z-241019T2000Z/
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  Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from
20 to 60 NM-
252 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 /152 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt
  expected.

* WHERE...Nearshore Gulf waters from the Ochlockonee River to
  the Suwannee River out 20 nautical miles, Coastal waters from
  Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out 20 NM, and
  Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL
  from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ this evening to 4 PM EDT /3 PM
  CDT/ Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$