One product issued by NWS for: 6NM SSW Panama City FL
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 242 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024 GMZ750-752-770-772-270730- /O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0036.240427T0900Z-240427T1800Z/ 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- 142 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds around 20 kt with gusts near 30 kt expected. * WHERE...Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to Apalachicola out 60 nautical miles. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 1 PM CDT Saturday. * 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. && $$