One product issued by NWS for: 16NM S Panama City FL
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 306 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 GMZ750-752-770-772-280315- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0037.240428T0400Z-240428T1800Z/ 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- 206 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. For the second Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft expected. * WHERE...Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to Apalachicola out 60 nautical miles. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 11 PM this evening to 1 PM CDT Sunday. * 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. && $$