Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1041 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 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...
  Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound...
  Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to
  60 NM...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1040 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Navarre
  Beach to 9 nm northwest of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef. The strong
  thunderstorms were nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  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...
  Mary Esther, Navarre Beach, Fort Walton Beach, East Santa Rosa
  Sound, Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, Okaloosa Pier, and Okaloosa
  Deep Water Reef.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2997 8646 2999 8677 3041 8696 3044 8659
      3043 8662 3043 8659 3040 8659 3040 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 108DEG 1KT 3042 8688 3012 8660

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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