Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
343 WHUS54 KMOB 271744 SMWMOB GMZ634-635-655-271845- /O.NEW.KMOB.MA.W.0109.240627T1744Z-240627T1845Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Mobile AL 1244 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... Western Choctawhatchee Bay... * Until 145 PM CDT. * At 1242 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms capable of producing wind gusts of 34 knots or greater and waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Navarre Beach to 9 nm southwest of East Santa Rosa Sound to 8 nm northwest of Oriskany Reef, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Mary Esther, Navarre Beach, West Choctawhatchee Bay, Fort Walton Beach, East Santa Rosa Sound, West Santa Rosa Sound, Shalimar, Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, Destin, and East Pass At Destin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3038 8711 3048 8641 3005 8640 3009 8714 TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 276DEG 20KT 3040 8693 3027 8693 3012 8713 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ 21/CLL