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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
310 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

GMZ750-752-770-772-211600-
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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-
210 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.

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

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Monday.

* 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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