Special Marine Warning for Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
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- Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm, Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 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... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 833 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a...
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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... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 833 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 21 nm north of O Tower to 7 nm north of K Tower to 9 nm south of Marker 24 Barge to 7 nm northwest of Buckeye Reef, moving south 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... S Tower, V Tower, O Tower, C Tower, St George Island, and K Tower.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 12 at 8:33PM EDT until August 12 at 10:30PM 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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