[UPDATE] Small Craft Advisory

FROM: NWS Tallahassee FL
AREA: Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola 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
SENT: 2026-06-19T03:55:00-04:00

Small Craft Advisory issued June 19 at 3:55AM EDT until June 19 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

* WHAT…Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft.

* WHERE…Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County
line to Apalachicola from 20 to 60 nautical miles out, Coastal
waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out
20 NM, and Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL
out 20 NM.

* WHEN…Until 7 AM CDT Friday.

* 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.

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

Alert Expiration: 2026-06-19T08:00:00-04:00