Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM
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For the following areas... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... At 736 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 nm east of Oriskany Reef to 7 nm south of Pensacola Pass, moving southwest at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater....
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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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For the following areas... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... At 736 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 nm east of Oriskany Reef to 7 nm south of Pensacola Pass, moving southwest at 30 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... Oriskany Reef.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 7:37PM CDT until August 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
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Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 6:47PM CDT until August 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
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Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 6:37PM CDT until August 18 at 8:00PM 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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