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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 6:09 PM Feb. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 1 to 2 ft. * WHERE...Northern Mobile Bay, Perdido Bay, Pensacola Bay System, Western Choctawhatchee Bay and Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
Rip Current Statement
Issued: 5:42 AM Feb. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ MONDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ this morning through late Monday night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ this morning to 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. &&
High Surf Advisory
Issued: 5:42 AM Feb. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ MONDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ this morning through late Monday night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ this morning to 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. &&
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