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Small Craft Advisory

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Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Minor
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft.
* WHERE...Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM CDT 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.

Instructions

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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