Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
356 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF OUR COASTAL WATERS...
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-100500-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
356 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
354 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER
TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-100445-
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
354 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH WITH GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY...4 TO 6
FEET ELSEWHERE NEAR THE COAST AND 6 TO 8 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
POSSIBLE BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY...4 TO 6 FEET ELSEWHERE NEAR THE
COAST SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY AND 3 TO 4 FEET
ELSEWHERE NEAR THE COAST. SEAS OFFSHORE TO 6 TO 9 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET IN
APALACHEE BAY AND 3 TO 4 FEET ELSEWHERE NEAR THE COAST AND 4 TO 6
FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND 3 TO 5 FEET FURTHER
OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO AROUND 20
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FEET...MAINLY OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. RAIN LIKELY IN
THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR
THE COAST AND 5 TO 7 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND 3 TO 5 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
$$
GODSEY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
353 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY
FOR MOBILE BAY...
...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN
FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...
.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...IN
THE WAKE OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE. A STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
NOSES EASTWARD INTO THE DEEP SOUTH...RESULTING IN A PERSISTENT STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW AND HIGH SEAS TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WINDS DECREASE AND SEAS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY.
GMZ650-655-670-675-100600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
353 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. DUE THE ORIENTATION OF THE STRONG
NORTHERLY FETCH...SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE TONIGHT. DECREASING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS ARE
FORECAST BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
SEA CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
345 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM
GMZ670-675-100945-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
345 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN
THE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. RAIN
LIKELY.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. RAIN LIKELY.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
345 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM
GMZ650-655-100945-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
345 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE
NIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS ROUGH.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH BECOMING A
LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A
LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. RAIN LIKELY.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO
ROUGH. RAIN LIKELY.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAYS
AND COASTAL WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS...THEN BECOMING NORTH
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4
FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
432 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT.
A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS
THIS EVENING AND BE SOUTH OF THE WATERS LATER TONIGHT. BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT WILL CREATE HIGH
SEAS AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
GMZ850-853-856-870-873-876-101100-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100211T0300Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
432 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
SOUTH THROUGH THE WATERS. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BUILD
SEAS INTO THE 5 TO 7 FOOT RANGE NEAR SHORE AND 8 TO 10 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE WHICH WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
FISHERMEN AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE
TRIPS INTO THE GULF UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER IN THE WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
JCM/PRC
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE
SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS...MARINE FORECASTS ARE ISSUED AT LEAST
FOUR TIMES A DAY. BOATERS ON EXTENDED TRIPS SHOULD ROUTINELY MONITOR
SUBSEQUENT FORECAST ISSUANCES AND UPDATES FOR THE LATEST MARINE
WEATHER INFORMATION.
GMZ850-853-856-100400-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND
BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY
BECOMING ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
CHOPPY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING... THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
$$
