Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM; Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
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- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM, Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
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SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM... Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1115 AM EST. * At 1100 AM EST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were...
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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... Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM... Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1115 AM EST. * At 1100 AM EST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 14 nm southwest of Sanibel to 15 nm southwest of Vanderbilt Beach to 13 nm southwest of Naples, moving north at 25 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 November 2 at 11:00AM EST until November 2 at 11:15AM EST 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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