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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
832 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Mississippi Sound...
  North Mobile Bay...
  South Mobile Bay...

* Until 1000 AM CDT.

* At 831 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located over Heron Bay, or near Central Dauphin
  Island, moving northeast at 10 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 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...
  Gaillard Island, Dog River Bridge, East Fowl River Bridge, Fairhope
  Pier, Dauphin Island Bridge, Middle Bay Light, Heron Bay, Alabama
  Port, Point Clear, and Portersville Bay.

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.

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 3040 8823 3038 8815 3055 8812 3059 8814
      3064 8812 3067 8808 3057 8787 3054 8786
      3049 8789 3047 8789 3024 8806 3025 8807
      3025 8819 3029 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 1331Z 208DEG 10KT 3031 8815

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

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