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FZUS72 KTAE 171042
MWSTAE

MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
642 AM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

GMZ750-171145-
542 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE NEARSHORE WESTERN WATERS...

AT 534 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS... SOUTH OF
OKALOOSA COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS TOWARDS THE WATERS
SOUTH OF WALTON COUNTY.

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES...AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 30
KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BOATERS SHOULD
CONSIDER SEEKING SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE AND KEEP AWAY FROM METAL
OBJECTS.

WEATHER CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS
CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS WAVES AND
SEAS. IF A WATERSPOUT IS SIGHTED...SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.


LAT...LON 3022 8587 3020 8585 2999 8616 3009 8648
      3038 8647 3038 8645

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