Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
478 WHUS52 KTAE 131545 SMWTAE GMZ750-752-770-772-131845- /O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0079.240513T1545Z-240513T1845Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1045 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola 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... * Until 145 PM CDT. * At 1045 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 nm southeast of Panama City Beach to 31 nm south of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, moving east at 50 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. 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... Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Cape San Blas, Mexico Beach, Port St. Joe, and Santa Rosa Beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for the Panhandle of Florida...and the adjacent coastal waters. LAT...LON 3029 8597 3025 8590 3034 8586 3037 8578 3031 8570 3038 8556 3032 8548 3023 8551 3019 8560 3016 8542 3001 8537 2999 8540 2982 8526 2973 8525 2976 8504 2945 8516 2945 8562 2913 8578 2929 8640 3038 8639 TIME...MOT...LOC 1545Z 289DEG 51KT 3003 8574 2949 8629 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...40KTS $$ 16-WORSTER