Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
723 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 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...
  Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay...
  Western Choctawhatchee Bay...

* Until 845 AM CDT.

* At 722 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from Shalimar to 9
  nm northwest of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, moving east at 30 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.

  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...
  West Choctawhatchee Bay, Fort Walton Beach, Highway 331 Bridge,
  Shalimar, Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, Destin, East Pass At
  Destin, East Choctawhatchee Bay, Okaloosa Pier, and Mid Bay Bridge.

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 3039 8610 3036 8607 3043 8625 3043 8626
      3040 8623 3040 8639 3004 8640 3006 8674
      3007 8674 3039 8677 3041 8659 3044 8676
      3045 8675 3059 8639 3046 8639 3050 8620
      3040 8609 3041 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1222Z 248DEG 32KT 3044 8660 3012 8662

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...49KTS

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