Special Marine Warning for North Mobile Bay; South Mobile Bay; Mississippi Sound +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, Mississippi Sound, North Mobile Bay, Perdido Bay Area, South Mobile Bay
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What is happening
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM... Mississippi Sound... North Mobile Bay... Perdido Bay Area... South Mobile Bay... At 738 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Grand Bay to 10 nm northwest of Oriskany Reef, moving south at...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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Bulletin details
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM... Mississippi Sound... North Mobile Bay... Perdido Bay Area... South Mobile Bay... At 738 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Grand Bay to 10 nm northwest of Oriskany Reef, moving south at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Big Lagoon, East Fowl River Bridge, Mississippi Sound East Of Pascagoula, Heron Bay, Point Clear, Weeks Bay, Dog River Bridge, Gulf Shores Beach, Dauphin Island Bridge, and Western Dauphin Island.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 7:38PM CDT until August 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Official revision - Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 6:35PM CDT until August 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
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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.
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