Special Marine Warning for Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm; Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
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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 Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 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 Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 245 PM...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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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 Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 245 PM EDT. * At 114 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near O Tower to 8 nm southwest of K Tower to 32 nm southeast of S Tower, moving north at 30 knots. 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... O Tower, K Tower, S Tower, V Tower, Apalachicola, C Tower, and St George Island.
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Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 1:14PM EDT until July 21 at 2:45PM 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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