937  
WHUS72 KTAE 290544  
MWWTAE  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
144 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2025  
 
GMZ751-752-770-772-292000-  
/O.UPG.KTAE.GL.A.0006.251029T1500Z-251030T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KTAE.GL.W.0007.251029T1500Z-251030T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0039.251030T0300Z-251031T0600Z/  
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-  
1244 AM CDT WED OCT 29 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING  
TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXPECTED. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 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 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...FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM  
CDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 10 PM  
THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...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.  
 
 
 
 
 
GMZ735-292000-  
/O.EXB.KTAE.SC.Y.0039.251029T1500Z-251030T0600Z/  
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-  
1244 AM CDT WED OCT 29 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM  
CDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
GMZ730-755-765-775-292000-  
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0039.251029T1800Z-251031T0000Z/  
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-  
144 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXPECTED.  
 
* 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...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.  
 
* 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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