One product issued by NWS for: 47NM SSW Apalachicola FL
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 907 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025 GMZ730-751-752-755-765-770-772-775-210915- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-250321T1200Z/ Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 20 Nm- 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- Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm- Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach 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- Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 907 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025 /807 PM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025/ ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft. * WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to the Ochlockonee River from 20 to 60 nautical miles out, Nearshore Gulf waters from the Ochlockonee River to the Suwannee River out 20 nautical miles, 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, and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ 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. && $$