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Small Craft Advisory
ActiveCoastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM; Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Minor
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Northeast winds near 20 kt, mainly during the overnight and early morning hours each night.
* WHERE...Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm and Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from 20 to 60 NM.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM 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.
Instructions
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Data from the National Weather Service
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