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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
641 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Okeechobee...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 641 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from 10 nm
  northeast of Buckhead Ridge to 7 nm north of Calusa, moving
  southeast at 10 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts 34 knots or greater, and small
           hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Calusa, Liberty Point, Buckhead Ridge, and Moore Haven.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass.
Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, small hail, high waves, dangerous
lightning, and heavy rain are possible with these storms.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather
Service. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook
and Twitter.

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LAT...LON 2711 8066 2697 8061 2690 8062 2680 8070
      2674 8071 2678 8073 2676 8075 2669 8074
      2670 8082 2681 8096 2680 8105 2683 8111
      2692 8115 2699 8112 2717 8091 2714 8087
      2721 8080 2721 8079
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 327DEG 8KT 2728 8080 2712 8109

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

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