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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
209 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM...
  Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM...
  Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 245 PM EST.

* At 209 PM EST, a frontal boundary producing waterspouts was
  located along a line extending from near Marco Island to 13 nm
  southwest of Cape Romano to 10 nm north of T Tower, moving
  southeast at 10 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...
  Cape Romano Aquatic Preserve, Cape Romano, and Marco Island.

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.

Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather
Service. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook
and Twitter.

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LAT...LON 2577 8193 2597 8165 2586 8141 2560 8174
      2556 8188 2560 8196 2554 8225 2559 8229
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 319DEG 11KT 2600 8161 2575 8191 2563 8216

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

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