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WHUS72 KTAE 240618
MWWTAE
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
118 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
GMZ735-241430-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0006.260125T1500Z-260127T0300Z/
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
1218 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM CST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS NEAR 20 KT, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY SUNDAY
NIGHT.
* WHERE...ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM CST MONDAY.
* 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.
GMZ751-752-770-772-241430-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0006.260125T1500Z-260127T1800Z/
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-
1218 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE
SUNDAY, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY SUNDAY NIGHT, AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...OFFSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE WALTON-OKALOOSA COUNTY
LINE TO APALACHICOLA FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OUT, COASTAL
WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO OKALOOSA WALTON COUNTY LINE FL OUT
20 NM, AND COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA FL
OUT 20 NM.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF GALE FORCE
GUSTS, PARTICULARLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
GALE WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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