Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
439 WHUS52 KTAE 261317 SMWTAE GMZ750-752-755-772-775-261615- /O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0324.240926T1317Z-240926T1615Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 917 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 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 Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1215 PM EDT/1115 AM CDT/. * At 917 AM EDT/817 AM CDT/, thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 9 nm southwest of S Tower to 37 nm southeast of V Tower, moving north at 35 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage vessels...and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all on board are in a secure location and wearing life jackets. 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, Mexico Beach, K Tower, Port St. Joe, S Tower, V Tower, Apalachicola, C Tower, Cape San Blas, and St George Island. 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 2863 8471 3001 8572 3028 8556 3022 8553 3019 8560 3019 8551 3010 8536 3004 8533 2999 8540 2982 8526 2973 8525 2976 8504 2986 8486 2981 8480 2997 8445 2966 8390 2899 8383 2885 8405 2894 8412 TIME...MOT...LOC 1317Z 164DEG 36KT 2924 8477 2891 8392 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ IG3