Small Craft Advisory in County, Florida
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
10/19/2026 3:11:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
10/19/2026 3:11:00 PM until 10/19/2026 8:00:00 PM
* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft.
* WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County
line to the Ochlockonee River from 20 to 60 nautical miles
out, Nearshore Gulf waters from the Ochlockonee River to the
Suwannee River out 20 nautical miles, 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,
and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl
out to 20 Nm.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening.
* 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.