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WHUS72 KTAE 160022
MWWTAE
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
822 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
GMZ751-752-770-772-162200-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0014.260316T0300Z-260316T1200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0005.260316T1200Z-260317T1200Z/
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-
722 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXPECTED. FOR THE
GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
KT AND SEAS 7 TO 10 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY.
* 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.
GMZ730-735-755-765-775-162200-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0014.260316T0300Z-260317T1200Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS-
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-
822 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /722 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM
CDT/ TUESDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 15 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, ST. ANDREWS BAY
WATERWAYS, 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...UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY.
* 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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