NWS Tallahassee FLHU.A 1009October 7, 2026
Hurricane Watch: 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 Mexic
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a hurricane watch for 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 and 1 more, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 8.
ExpiredWatch
In force for 8.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- 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 and 1 more
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 4:56 p.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. EDT, October 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KTAE HU.A 1009
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, east winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. For the Hurricane Watch, east winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 65 kt and seas 17 to 22 ft. * WHERE...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, Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 7 AM CDT Thursday. For the Hurricane Watch, Tropical Storm force winds possible from Friday morning until early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Extremely strong winds will cause hazardous seas which will likely capsize or damage vessels and severely reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
Mariners should remain in port, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for extreme conditions before conditions deteriorate further.
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