Special Marine Warning for Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas
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SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 240 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line...
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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.
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SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 240 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 38 nm east of Sunny Isles to 38 nm east of Triumph Reef to 43 nm east of Pacific Reef, moving west 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. * Severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.
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Special Marine Warning issued October 14 at 2:41PM EDT until October 14 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Miami FL
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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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