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Home Return to list Small Craft Advisory 0025 Issued by the Tallahassee Forecast Office
Action: Time Extended Issued At: 2026-08-02 14:15:21 514 WHUS72 KTAE 021914 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 314 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026 GMZ730-755-765-775-030315- /O.EXT.KTAE.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-260803T1200Z/ Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 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 Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 314 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds near 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. * WHERE...Nearshore Gulf waters from the Ochlockonee River to the Suwannee River out 20 nautical miles, 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...Until 8 AM EDT 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. && $$ GMZ751-752-770-772-030300- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-260803T0300Z/ Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM- Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 214 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds near 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. * WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to Apalachicola from 20 to 60 nautical miles out, Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out 20 NM, and Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, and dragging anchors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-02 20:09:01 858 WHUS72 KTAE 030108 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 908 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026 GMZ751-752-770-772-030215- /O.CAN.KTAE.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-260803T0300Z/ 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- 808 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Evening coastal and buoy observations no longer support conditions hazardous to small craft, so the advisory is being cancelled early by about 2 hours prior to its original expiration time. $$ GMZ730-755-765-775-031200- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-260803T1200Z/ Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm- Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM- Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 908 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...Nearshore Gulf waters from the Ochlockonee River to the Suwannee River out 20 nautical miles, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm, and Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, and dragging anchors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-08-03 01:53:09 512 WHUS72 KTAE 030652 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 252 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026 GMZ730-755-765-775-030800- /O.CAN.KTAE.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-260803T1200Z/ Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 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 Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 252 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Overnight coastal and buoy observations no longer support conditions hazardous to small craft. $$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||