Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM
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What is happening
For the following areas... Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... At 839 PM...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
For the following areas... Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... At 839 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Port St. Joe to 48 nm south of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, moving southeast at 15 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... Cape San Blas, Port St. Joe, and Empire Mica Wreck.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Update
Special Marine Warning issued August 24 at 8:39PM CDT until August 24 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Official revision - Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 24 at 7:34PM CDT until August 24 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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