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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 28, 2015, 12:17 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2015, 12:17 AM EDT (04:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2015, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
668 WHUS72 KTAE 280417 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1217 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015 ...BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS TONIGHT... .AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO A DIMINISHING AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL LEAD TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS OVER THE OFFSHORE HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY LAST SEVERAL HOURS TO AROUND 4 OR 5 AM CDT. GMZ770-775-280900- /O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0021.150428T0417Z-150428T0900Z/ WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1217 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS: AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST. GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: SEAS MAY BUILD INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE FOR A BRIEF TIME WITH STEEPER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
112 WHUS72 KTAE 280725 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 325 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015 ...OCCASIONALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS... .INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS DUE TO PASSING AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO MAY LEAD TO OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE THEY MAY NOT BE CONTINUOUSLY OBSERVED THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING HOURS...ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD ALSO LEAD TO SLIGHTLY LARGER AND STEEPER WAVES. GMZ770-775-281500- /O.EXT.KTAE.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-150428T1900Z/ WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 325 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST. GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: SEAS MAY BUILD INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE FOR A BRIEF TIME WITH STEEPER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AL
657 WHUS72 KTAE 281038 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 638 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015 ...OCCASIONALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WATERS THIS MORNING WITH RAPID CHANGES IN CONDITIONS... .INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS DUE TO A PASSING AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO MAY LEAD TO OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. WHILE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS MAY NOT BE CONTINUOUSLY OBSERVED THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING HOURS...ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD ALSO LEAD TO SLIGHTLY LARGER AND STEEPER WAVES. GMZ730-750-755-765-281900- /O.EXA.KTAE.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-150428T1900Z/ 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- 638 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST. GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: SEAS MAY BUILD INTO THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE FOR A BRIEF TIME WITH STEEPER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ770-775-281900- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-150428T1900Z/ WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 638 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST. GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: SEAS MAY BUILD INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE FOR A BRIEF TIME WITH STEEPER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AL
111 WHUS72 KTAE 281332 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 932 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015 ...OCCASIONALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WATERS THIS MORNING WITH RAPID CHANGES IN CONDITIONS... .INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS DUE TO A PASSING AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO MAY LEAD TO OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. WHILE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS MAY NOT BE CONTINUOUSLY OBSERVED THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING HOURS...ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD ALSO LEAD TO SLIGHTLY LARGER AND STEEPER WAVES. GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-281900- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-150428T1900Z/ 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- 932 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST. GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: SEAS MAY BUILD INTO THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE FOR A BRIEF TIME WITH STEEPER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:22 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 26 hr |
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Sources
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