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WHUS72 KTAE 200659
MWWTAE
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
159 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025
GMZ750-752-770-772-202100-
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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-
1259 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
* WHERE...GULF WATERS FROM THE WALTON-OKALOOSA COUNTY LINE TO
APALACHICOLA OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST 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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