{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c437bb37eefb5626ec546a9e457a0534d725a40e.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Small Craft Advisory issued September 16 at 1:59PM EDT until September 17 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c437bb37eefb5626ec546a9e457a0534d725a40e.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Tallahassee FL"},"word_count":263,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Small Craft Advisory: Small Craft Advisory issued September 16 at 1:59PM EDT until September 17 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM; 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\n**Issued by:** NWS Tallahassee FL\n**Sent:** 2026-09-16T13:59:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-16T13:59:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-17T17:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.\n\n* WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County\nline to the Ochlockonee River from 20 to 60 nautical miles\nout, Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton\nCounty Line FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to\nApalachicola FL out 20 NM, and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee\nRiver to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm.\n\n* WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ Thursday.\n\n* IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20\nto 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to\nproduce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous\nconditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering\nresponse, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and\nfalls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls,\nand dragging anchors.\n\n## Instructions\nInexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller\nvessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions."}