Special Marine Warning for Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm
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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... * Until 100 AM EDT. * At 1101 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over K Tower, moving southwest at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or...
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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 Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... * Until 100 AM EDT. * At 1101 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over K Tower, moving southwest 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... C Tower, K Tower, and O Tower.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 20 at 11:02PM EDT until August 21 at 1:00AM 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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