Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Issued

Jan 2, 2012, 9:35 AM EST (14:35 UTC)

Expired

Jan 2, 2012, 7:00 PM EST

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Tallahassee, FL

382 
WHUS72 KTAE 021435
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
935 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

.ADVISORY LEVEL NORTHERLY WINDS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE FORECAST
WATERS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. A STRONGER SECONDARY COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. HIGH END ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE BECOMING LIKELY.

GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-022130-
/O.UPG.KTAE.GL.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.120102T1435Z-120103T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.GL.A.0002.120103T0000Z-120103T1400Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL 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 APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
935 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TODAY... 
  INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE 
  TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 7 TO
  10 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

14-MROCZKA

978 
WHUS72 KTAE 022040
MWWTAE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
340 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST
TUESDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS
EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED FOR A PERIOD FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT
IN VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION.

GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-030400-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KTAE.GL.A.0002.120103T0000Z-120103T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.GL.W.0001.120103T0000Z-120103T1300Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL 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 APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
340 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OVERNIGHT NEARSHORE...AND
  BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 34 TO 47
KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE
CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT
IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE
SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

14-MROCZKA

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