Special Marine Warning
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1004 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
  River Fl out to 20 Nm...
  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  Suwannee River to Keaton Beach 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 Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to
  60 NM...
  Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 100 PM EDT/noon CDT/.

* At 1003 AM EDT/903 AM CDT/, strong thunderstorms were located along
  a line extending from 19 nm north of St. Marks to 7 nm southeast of
  Highway 331 Bridge, moving east at 40 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...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, S Tower, Empire Mica Wreck,
  Cape San Blas, St George Island, K Tower, Port St. Joe, V Tower,
  Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Apalachicola, C Tower, Marker 24
  Barge, and Santa Rosa Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT/1000
AM CDT/ for Big Bend and the Panhandle of Florida...and the adjacent
coastal waters.

LAT...LON 3028 8585 3002 8536 2999 8540 2982 8526
      2973 8525 2976 8504 2986 8486 2981 8480
      3001 8446 3012 8401 3001 8371 2979 8353
      2971 8340 2953 8333 2916 8519 2993 8640
      3038 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1403Z 285DEG 41KT 3048 8431 3031 8609

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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