903
WHUS72 KTAE 090523
MWWTAE
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
123 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
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APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
123 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY
..GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS
MORNING. A LULL IN THE WIND THIS AFTERNOON, FOLLOWED BY AN
INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THIS
MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THIS EVENING.
* WHERE...NEARSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO
THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY.
* 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.
GMZ752-755-770-772-775-091430-
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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-
123 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026 /1223 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026/
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT
AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...OFFSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE WALTON-OKALOOSA COUNTY
LINE TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OUT,
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...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM
CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ FRIDAY.
* 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...
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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COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO OKALOOSA WALTON COUNTY LINE
FL OUT 20 NM-
1223 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 KT.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO OKALOOSA WALTON
COUNTY LINE FL OUT 20 NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CDT FRIDAY.
* 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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