weather.gov     
National Weather Service

Watches, Warnings & Advisories
NWS Homepage

Small Craft Advisory


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
235 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

GMZ530-211500-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-241121T1500Z/
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
235 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas and open Gulf
  waters of southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
235 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

GMZ532-534-211500-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-241121T1500Z/
Mississippi Sound-Lake Borgne-
235 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Chandeleur Sound and
  Breton Sound.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
235 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

GMZ536-538-211645-
/O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-241122T1200Z/
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
235 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Chandeleur Sound and
  Breton Sound.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
235 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

GMZ550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-211645-
/O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-241122T1200Z/
Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River
LA out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River
to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM-
Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to
Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island
Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM-
235 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas and open Gulf
  waters of southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
214 AM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-211600-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-241122T1800Z/
Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 20 Nm-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line
FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM-
Coastal Waters From  Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to
20 Nm-
Coastal waters from  Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from
20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from  Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
214 AM EST Thu Nov 21 2024 /114 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON
CST/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds near 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 5 to 8 ft.

* WHERE...Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to
  the Suwannee river out 60 nautical miles.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST /noon CST/ Friday. Strongest winds during
  the nighttime and morning hours.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
946 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

GMZ630>636-211200-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-241121T1800Z/
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay-
Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
946 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
  Waves up to around 2 ft.

* WHERE...Portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and
  northwest Florida.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
946 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

GMZ650-655-670-675-211200-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-241122T1500Z/
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola
FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from
20 to 60 NM-
946 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 to
  occasionally 35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally up to 9
  feet.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out
  20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to
  Pensacola FL out 20 NM, Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula
  MS from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Okaloosa Walton County
  Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


Rip Current Statement


Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
210 AM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

FLZ108-112-114-220100-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0092.000000T0000Z-241123T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
210 AM EST Thu Nov 21 2024 /110 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...South Walton, Coastal Bay, and Gulf Counties.

* WHEN...Through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$

U.S. Dept. of Commerce
NOAA National Weather Service
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
E-mail: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Page last modified: June 2, 2009
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: for Safety, for Work, for Fun - FOR LIFE