One product issued by NWS for: 47NM SSW Apalachicola FL
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1154 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 GMZ751-752-770-772-202200- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260420T2200Z/ 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- 1054 AM CDT Mon Apr 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft. * 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...Until 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * 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. && $$