Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
541 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM...
Mississippi Sound...
North Mobile Bay...
South Mobile Bay...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 540 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Grand Bay to near Bon Secour Bay, moving southwest
at 15 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
East Fowl River Bridge, Sand Island Lighthouse, Bon Secour Bay,
Farewell Buoy, Middle Bay Light, Mississippi Sound East Of
Pascagoula, Heron Bay, Point Clear, Weeks Bay, and Central Dauphin
Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.
&&
LAT...LON 3038 8840 3041 8840 3043 8834 3037 8816
3051 8813 3049 8792 3045 8788 3042 8787
3043 8786 3030 8771 3025 8776 3024 8782
3023 8778 3015 8775 3002 8786 3011 8836
3034 8840 3035 8839 3038 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 046DEG 15KT 3048 8834 3026 8787
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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