Special Marine Warning for Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM; Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm; Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM +1 more
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What you need to know
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- Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm, Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
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What is happening
SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM... Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Suwannee...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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Bulletin details
SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM... Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 645 AM EDT/545 AM CDT/. * At 443 AM EDT/343 AM CDT/, showers with gusty winds were located along a line extending from 7 nm south of C Tower to 36 nm south of S Tower, moving north at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots...suddenly higher waves...and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. * Locations impacted include... O Tower, Port St. Joe, S Tower, Apalachicola, C Tower, Cape San Blas, and St George Island.
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Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 4:43AM EDT until July 21 at 6:45AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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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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