Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
932 WHUS52 KTAE 101657 SMWTAE GMZ730-750-752-755-765-770-772-775-101900- /O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0076.240510T1657Z-240510T1900Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1257 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm... Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 300 PM EDT/200 PM CDT/. * At 1256 PM EDT/1156 AM CDT/, a strong thunderstorm was located 15 nm southwest of Mexico Beach, or 19 nm west of Port St. Joe, moving east at 50 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots...suddenly higher waves...frequent lightning...and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. * Locations impacted include... Buckeye Reef, O Tower, K Tower, Port St. Joe, S Tower, V Tower, Empire Mica Wreck, Apalachicola, C Tower, Cape San Blas, St George Island, and Marker 24 Barge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3022 8610 2996 8544 2982 8526 2973 8525 2976 8504 2986 8486 2981 8480 2998 8448 2983 8354 2979 8353 2966 8335 2959 8335 2922 8379 2904 8509 2923 8563 2978 8626 TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 285DEG 49KT 2983 8568 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ 42-DVD