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Special Marine Warning for Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound

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What is happening

For the following areas... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... At 306 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Garcon Point Bridge, or 13 nm northeast of Pensacola Pass, moving southwest at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar...

What the bulletin says to do

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.

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Bulletin details

For the following areas... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... At 306 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Garcon Point Bridge, or 13 nm northeast of Pensacola Pass, moving southwest at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... East Bay, Escambia Bay Bridge, Escambia Bay, and Garcon Point Bridge.

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Official revisions

4 captured
  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 20 at 3:06PM CDT until August 20 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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  2. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 20 at 2:54PM CDT until August 20 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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  3. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 20 at 2:36PM CDT until August 20 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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  4. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 20 at 2:11PM CDT until August 20 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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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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