659  
WHUS72 KTAE 082123  
MWWTAE  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
523 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
GMZ735-751-770-772-090530-  
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO OKALOOSA WALTON COUNTY LINE  
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-  
423 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 KT AND SEAS  
16 TO 21 FT.  
 
* WHERE...ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS, COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO  
BEACH TO OKALOOSA WALTON COUNTY LINE 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 FRIDAY MORNING  
UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS  
WHICH WILL LIKELY CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND SEVERELY  
REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE  
VESSEL FOR EXTREME CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
GMZ730-752-755-765-775-090530-  
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE  
RIVER FL OUT TO 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 SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
523 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026 /423 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026/  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT AND SEAS  
8 TO 13 FT.  
 
* WHERE...APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO  
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 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 AND  
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
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