{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ff4fd07bda5b627160c4d541a87a6356a672c9d8.003.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 9:37AM EDT until July 23 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ff4fd07bda5b627160c4d541a87a6356a672c9d8.003.1","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":227,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Small Craft Advisory: Small Craft Advisory issued July 22 at 9:37AM EDT until July 23 at 11:00AM 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; 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\n**Issued by:** NWS Tallahassee FL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-22T09:37:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-22T09:37:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-22T17:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas\n6 to 11 ft.\n\n* WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County\nline to Apalachicola from 20 to 60 nautical miles out, Coastal\nwaters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out\n20 NM, and Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL\nout 20 NM.\n\n* WHEN...Until 10 AM 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."}