Small Craft Advisory for Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM +1 more
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What you need to know
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- Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM
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What is happening
What: Seas 6 to 8 ft. 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,...
What the bulletin says to do
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Seas 6 to 8 ft. * 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...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * 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.
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 23 at 3:38AM EDT until July 23 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 9:38PM EDT until July 23 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 9:38PM EDT until July 23 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 9:37AM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 9:37AM EDT until July 23 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 9:37AM EDT until July 22 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 9:37AM EDT until July 23 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 5:05AM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 5:05AM EDT until July 22 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 5:05AM EDT until July 23 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 5:05AM EDT until July 23 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 21 at 11:20PM EDT until July 22 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 21 at 4:57PM EDT until July 22 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 21 at 10:59AM EDT until July 22 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 21 at 5:05AM EDT until July 22 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 20 at 10:57PM EDT until July 22 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 20 at 10:57PM EDT until July 22 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 20 at 10:57PM EDT until July 22 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 20 at 4:51PM EDT until July 22 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Small Craft Advisory issued July 20 at 10:55AM EDT until July 22 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tallahassee FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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