Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
363 WHUS54 KMOB 170612 SMWMOB GMZ655-675-170745- /O.NEW.KMOB.MA.W.0177.240917T0612Z-240917T0745Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Mobile AL 112 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 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... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 245 AM CDT. * At 112 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, or 23 nm south of Destin, moving southeast at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts 34 knots or greater, and small hail. 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... 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 2980 8640 2974 8650 3009 8680 3029 8648 3027 8639 TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 317DEG 6KT 3000 8651 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$