Special Marine Warning Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1005 AM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out
20 NM...
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM...
Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay...
Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound...
Perdido Bay Area...
South Mobile Bay...
Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to
60 NM...
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM...
Western Choctawhatchee Bay...
* Until 1130 AM CDT.
* At 1002 AM CDT, clusters of strong thunderstorms were located over
the Alabama coastal waters south of Gulf Shores Beach, moving
rapidly northeast at 60 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 knots or greater and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Fort Walton Beach, Big Lagoon, Pensacola Beach, Shalimar, Fort
Pickens, Farewell Buoy, Okaloosa Pier, West Choctawhatchee Bay,
East Santa Rosa Sound, and West Santa Rosa Sound.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.
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LAT...LON 2966 8820 3022 8807 3049 8641 3046 8639
3047 8623 3050 8620 3040 8620 3043 8625
3042 8626 3040 8623 3042 8631 3038 8633
3040 8639 2965 8640 2924 8767 2920 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 1502Z 238DEG 58KT 2961 8761
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
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