# Small Craft Advisory: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm; 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; Coastal waters from  Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 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 — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-23 14:50 ingested 2026-10-24 02:52

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Small Craft Advisory — Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm; 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; Coastal waters from  Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 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
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 knots with occasional gusts to
near gale force. Seas 5 to 9 feet expected.

* WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County
line to the Ochlockonee River from 20 to 60 nautical miles
out, Nearshore Gulf waters from the Ochlockonee River to the
Suwannee River out 20 nautical miles, 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...From 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening to 8 PM EDT /7 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.

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