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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
437 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024

GMZ770-772-775-071745-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0061.241107T1800Z-241108T2300Z/
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-
Waters from  Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
437 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 /337 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 5 to 7 feet expected.

* WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County
  line to the Ochlockonee River from 20 to 60 nautical miles out.

* WHEN...From 1 PM EST /noon CST/ this afternoon to 6 PM EST /5
  PM CST/ Friday.

* 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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