353  
WHUS72 KTAE 212057  
MWWTAE  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
457 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
GMZ735-751-752-770-772-220500-  
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
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-  
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-  
357 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT AND  
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH.  
 
* WHERE...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, WATERS  
FROM MEXICO BEACH TO OKALOOSA WALTON COUNTY LINE FL FROM 20 TO  
60 NM AND WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO MEXICO BEACH FL FROM 20  
TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THROUGH THE  
NEXT FEW HOURS.  
 
* IMPACTS...VERY 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
GMZ730-755-765-775-220500-  
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260722T2000Z/  
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE  
RIVER FL OUT TO 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 SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
457 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT.  
 
* WHERE...NEARSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO  
THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES, COASTAL WATERS FROM  
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM, AND WATERS  
FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM EDT 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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