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WHUS72 KTAE 080146
MWWTAE
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
946 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
GMZ735-751-752-770-772-080900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0028.250508T0146Z-250508T0900Z/
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-
846 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KNOTS.
* WHERE...OFFSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE WALTON-OKALOOSA COUNTY
LINE TO APALACHICOLA FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OUT, ST.
ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS, 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...UNTIL 4 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.
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