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Special Marine Warning for St. Andrews Bay Waterways; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM

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For the following areas... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... St. Andrews Bay Waterways... At 802 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mid Bay Bridge to 16 nm north of Mexico Beach, moving south at 10 knots. An ambient station (Merrick)...

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.

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For the following areas... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... St. Andrews Bay Waterways... At 802 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mid Bay Bridge to 16 nm north of Mexico Beach, moving south at 10 knots. An ambient station (Merrick) just west of Lynn Haven gusted to 41 knots at 749 PM CDT. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. 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... Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Mexico Beach, Sandestin, Miramar Beach, and Santa Rosa Beach.

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  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 14 at 8:04PM CDT until August 14 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 14 at 7:28PM CDT until August 14 at 9:30PM CDT 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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