Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM
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SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 602 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm south of Santa Rosa Beach, moving east at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind...
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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... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 602 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm south of Santa Rosa Beach, moving east at 10 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... Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, and Santa Rosa Beach.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 24 at 6:02PM CDT until August 24 at 7:30PM 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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