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WHUS72 KTAE 311949
MWWTAE
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
249 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2026
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APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
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-
249 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2026 /149 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2026/
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND
SEAS 7 TO 12 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, ST. ANDREWS BAY
WATERWAYS, 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 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SHALLOW
SHELF WATERS CLOSE TO THE COAST, INCLUDING APALACHEE BAY,
OCHLOCKONEE BAY, SAINT GEORGE SOUND, APALACHICOLA BAY, ST.
JOSEPH BAY, AND ST. ANDREWS BAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN A LIGHT
COATING OF ICE ON VESSELS, ESPECIALLY SMALLER ONES, AS WELL AS
ON DOCKS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SLIPPERY SURFACES. FOR ST. ANDREWS
BAY, WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT. PROTECTED
WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH.
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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