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Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM; Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM +1 more

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What is happening

For the following areas... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM... At 1152 AM...

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For the following areas... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM... At 1152 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 25 nm south of Gulf Shores Beach, moving northeast at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. 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... Oriskany Reef.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 27 at 11:52AM CDT until August 27 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 27 at 10:59AM CDT until August 27 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

    Official revision

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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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