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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Tallahassee FL

311 PM EDT Fri Oct 24 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-

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-

311 PM EDT Fri Oct 24 2025 /211 PM CDT Fri Oct 24 2025/



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/

THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ SUNDAY...



* WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots 

  expected, strongest during the nighttime and morning hours.



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

  line to the Ochlockonee River out 60 nautical miles.



* WHEN...From 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ this evening to 11 AM EDT /10 

  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.



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