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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
657 PM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 657 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm producing waterspouts was
  located near Dauphin Island Bridge, or near Western Dauphin Island,
  moving northeast at 5 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  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...
  Dauphin Island Bridge, Middle Bay Light, Mississippi Sound East Of
  Pascagoula, Heron Bay, Alabama Port and Portersville Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 3039 8841 3038 8838 3041 8835 3039 8831
      3037 8831 3039 8829 3037 8819 3032 8819
      3034 8815 3031 8814 3032 8814 3034 8813
      3033 8814 3038 8811 3045 8811 3053 8809
      3043 8791 3025 8808 3026 8813 3022 8838
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 211DEG 7KT 3027 8821

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

$$