Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Tallahassee FL ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ Thursday

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

Where

Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to the Ochlockonee River from 20 to 60 nautical miles out, 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, and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm.

When

Until 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ Thursday.

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.

Instructions

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Affected areas

  • Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM
  • Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM
  • Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm
  • Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM
  • Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
  • Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Tallahassee FL

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~50s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2NNZZKEKHQVFJB7JQV1CGH9
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c437bb37eefb5626ec546a9e457a0534d725a40e.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Tallahassee FL
AWIPS ID
CAPTAE
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.8326
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fd5d8d3bfb5bc146e22c25a5e79c9f6d0fca528.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWTAE
WMOidentifierWHUS72 KTAE 161759
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THURSDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-260917T2100Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-17T17:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e6335908f7b0cdd5866cf37fa10c6885607fa8f7.001.1,2026-09-15T14:50:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fd5d8d3bfb5bc146e22c25a5e79c9f6d0fca528.001.1,2026-09-15T00:32:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM
  • Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM
  • Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm
  • Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM
  • Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
  • Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
NameValue
SAME077751
SAME077752
SAME077755
SAME077770
SAME077772
SAME077775
UGCGMZ751
UGCGMZ752
UGCGMZ755
UGCGMZ770
UGCGMZ772
UGCGMZ775