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WHUS72 KTAE 210535
MWWTAE
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1235 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
GMZ751-752-755-770-772-775-211345-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0050.251222T0900Z-251222T2100Z/
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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
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-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1235 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025 /1135 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2025/
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO
4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ MONDAY...
* WHAT...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KT WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...OFFSHORE GULF WATERS FROM THE WALTON-OKALOOSA COUNTY
LINE TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES
OUT, 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, AND COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 4 PM EST /3 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.
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