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WHUS72 KTAE 071459
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
959 AM EST Tue Jan 7 2025

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Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From  Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to
20 Nm-
959 AM EST Tue Jan 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Conditions along coastal Apalachee Bay have improved.

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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-
859 AM CST Tue Jan 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

Conditions will continue improving across waters west of
Apalachicola, but small craft should still exercise cation.

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Coastal waters from  Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from  Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
959 AM EST Tue Jan 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* WHAT...For wave heights around 7 feet. The West Tampa Buoy
  (42036) was reporting between 7 and 8-ft seas late this
  morning.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL
  out 20 NM and Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL
  from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until noon EST today.

* 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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