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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Tallahassee FL

855 PM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025



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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-

755 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...



* WHAT...South wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas 

  5 to 7 ft expected.



* WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County 

  line to Apalachicola from 20 to 60 nautical miles out, Coastal 

  waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out 

  20 NM, and Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL 

  out 20 NM.



* WHEN...Until 7 PM 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.



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