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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
959 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

GMZ750-752-770-772-241000-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-240324T1200Z/
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 PM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.

* WHERE...Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to
  Apalachicola out 60 nautical miles.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM 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.

&&

$$

GMZ755-775-241000-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-240324T1200Z/
Coastal Waters From  Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to
20 Nm-
Waters from  Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
959 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...North winds near 20 knots.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola
  Fl out to 20 Nm and Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola
  FL from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT 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.

&&

$$


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