Special Marine Warning
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564 WHUS52 KTAE 041819 SMWTAE GMZ750-752-770-772-775-042115- /O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0332.241004T1819Z-241004T2115Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 219 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 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 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 515 PM EDT/415 PM CDT/. * At 219 PM EDT/119 PM CDT/, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 25 nm south of C Tower to 19 nm south of Empire Mica Wreck, moving northwest at 10 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... Empire Mica Wreck. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 2949 8540 2947 8580 2929 8627 2888 8564 2896 8530 2898 8490 TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 139DEG 9KT 2901 8504 2899 8536 2892 8558 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ 33