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WHUS72 KTAE 202201
MWWTAE
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
501 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025
GMZ770-772-775-211315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.GL.W.0003.250121T1900Z-250122T0500Z/
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-
501 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025 /401 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025/
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS
5 TO 8 FT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...OFFSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE WALTON-OKALOOSA COUNTY
LINE TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OUT.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM
CST/ TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR SEVERE CONDITIONS.
GMZ730-750-752-755-765-211315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0007.250121T1800Z-250122T1500Z/
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 MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
501 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025 /401 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025/
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/
TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NEARSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE WALTON-OKALOOSA COUNTY
LINE TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES, AND
NEARSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST /9 AM
CST/ WEDNESDAY.
* 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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