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Special Marine Warning for Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM

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For the following areas... Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... At 933 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 nm northeast of St George Island to 6 nm northwest of K Tower, moving...

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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For the following areas... Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... At 933 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 nm northeast of St George Island to 6 nm northwest of K Tower, moving south 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. Locations impacted include... K Tower and O Tower.

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    Special Marine Warning issued August 14 at 9:34PM EDT until August 14 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 14 at 7:41PM EDT until August 14 at 9:45PM 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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