Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
995 WHUS54 KMOB 160341 SMWMOB GMZ634-655-675-160500- /O.NEW.KMOB.MA.W.0165.240916T0341Z-240916T0500Z/ 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 $$ RD