# Small Craft Advisory: 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 — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-27 20:20 ingested 2026-10-28 02:50

[original source ↗](https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a358bbb471edc3d2e0b8aaf1a892343285001395.001.1)

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Small Craft Advisory — 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
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

* 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 Apalachicola FL out
20 NM, and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to
Apalachicola Fl out to 20 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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