Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: 16NM S Panama City FL

Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
121 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

GMZ751-752-770-772-251430-
/O.EXT.KTAE.SC.Y.0006.260125T1200Z-260127T1800Z/
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-
1221 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts occasionally near
  gale force and seas 5 to 8 ft expected.

* 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...From 6 AM this morning to noon CST Tuesday.

* 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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