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Special Marine Warning for Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm; Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM

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SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm... Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 807 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were...

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm... Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 807 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 39 nm east of St. Marks to 32 nm northeast of Buckeye Reef, moving west at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots...suddenly higher waves...frequent lightning...and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. * Strong thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.

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    Special Marine Warning issued August 20 at 8:07PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tallahassee FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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