051  
WHUS72 KTAE 172356  
MWWTAE  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
756 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
GMZ735-180100-  
/O.EXP.KTAE.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-261018T0000Z/  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
656 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 

 
 
GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-181200-  
/O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-261018T1200Z/  
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-  
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-  
756 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026 /656 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026/  
 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 
* WHERE...OFFSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE WALTON-OKALOOSA COUNTY  
LINE TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES  
OUT, 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,  
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 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE AGAIN LATER  
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, SO THE GALE WARNING WILL  
REMAIN IN PLACE AND BE REASSESSED OVERNIGHT.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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