Special Marine Warning for Lake Okeechobee
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Lake Okeechobee
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- Severe
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- Immediate
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- Likely
What is happening
SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Okeechobee... * Until 100 PM EST. * At 1206 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 nm south of Pahokee, moving northwest at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Okeechobee... * Until 100 PM EST. * At 1206 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 nm south of Pahokee, moving northwest at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Canal Point, Liberty Point, Sand Cut, Pahokee, Clewiston, Buckhead Ridge, Lake Harbor, Calusa, and Moore Haven.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued November 1 at 12:06PM EST until November 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Miami FL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Miami FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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