Small Craft Advisory: Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM

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Small Craft Advisory — 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 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 5 to 7 ft.

* WHERE...Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to
60 NM and Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from
20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT /7 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.

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