Marine Weather Statement for Perdido Bay Area; Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound; Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM +3 more
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound, Perdido Bay Area, Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM
- Effective
- Ends or expires
- Official severity
- Minor
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 123 AM CDT...A line of strong thunderstorms was located along a line extending from near Big Lagoon to 45 nm south of Oriskany Reef...moving northeast at 15 knots. Locations impacted include... Big Lagoon, West Santa Rosa Sound, Pensacola Beach, Oriskany Reef, Pensacola Pass, Gulf Shores Beach, Fort Pickens, and...
What the bulletin says to do
No separate action instruction was included in this NWS record. Read the complete official bulletin and follow local authorities.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 123 AM CDT...A line of strong thunderstorms was located along a line extending from near Big Lagoon to 45 nm south of Oriskany Reef...moving northeast at 15 knots. Locations impacted include... Big Lagoon, West Santa Rosa Sound, Pensacola Beach, Oriskany Reef, Pensacola Pass, Gulf Shores Beach, Fort Pickens, and Perdido Pass. The primary threats from these storms are wind gusts up to 30 knots...locally higher waves...and heavy downpours. Boaters should consider seeking safe harbor until these storms have passed. Weather conditions support the development of waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous waves and seas. If a waterspout is sighted...seek safe harbor immediately.
Official geometry where available
Alert boundary
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Marine Weather Statement issued August 28 at 1:23AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mobile AL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected