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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 6:24 PM Apr. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast on Sunday evening. Gusts up to 30 kt expected. * 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...From 5 AM Sunday to 5 PM 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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