Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
343 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
GMZ650-655-670-675-170600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-260917T2100Z/
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola
FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from
20 to 60 NM-
343 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
4 to 7 ft.
* WHERE...Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out
20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to
Pensacola FL out 20 NM, Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula
MS from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Okaloosa Walton County
Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
101 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
GMZ529-531>536-543-557-577-170815-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-260917T2100Z/
Lake Maurepas-Lake Pontchartrain-Mississippi Sound-
Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche-Lake Borgne-Breton Sound-
Chandeleur Sound-Barataria Bay-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island
Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM-
101 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas of
2 to 4 ft in protected waters and 6 to 9 ft in open waters
expected.
* WHERE...All coastal sounds, bays, tidal lakes, and open Gulf
waters east of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
101 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
GMZ541-551-553-554-570-572-575-170815-
/O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-260918T0600Z/
Terrebonne Bay-
Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River
LA out 20 nm-
Coastal Waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to
Port Fourchon LA out 20 nm-
Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to
Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-
101 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas of
2 to 4 ft in protected waters and 6 to 9 ft in open waters
expected.
* WHERE...Open Gulf waters near and west of Southwest Pass
including Terrebonne Bay.
* WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
159 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-172100-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-260917T2100Z/
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-
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-
159 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 /1259 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026/
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT /4 PM
CDT/ THURSDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.
* WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County
line to the Ochlockonee River from 20 to 60 nautical miles
out, 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, and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee
River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ Thursday.
* 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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