Special Marine Warning for 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... Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 900 AM EST. * At 824 AM EST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 32 nm west of R Tower to 12 nm...
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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... Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 900 AM EST. * At 824 AM EST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 32 nm west of R Tower to 12 nm northwest of T Tower, moving northeast at 5 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. * Locations impacted include... R Tower.
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Special Marine Warning issued November 2 at 8:25AM EST until November 2 at 9:00AM 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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