Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
041 WHUS52 KTAE 081229 SMWTAE GMZ752-755-770-772-775-081430- /O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0140.240708T1229Z-240708T1430Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 829 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 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 Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1030 AM EDT/930 AM CDT/. * At 829 AM EDT/729 AM CDT/, thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 24 nm south of S Tower to 22 nm southwest of Empire Mica Wreck, moving northwest at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage vessels...and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all on board are in a secure location and wearing life jackets. 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, C Tower, and Empire Mica Wreck. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 2862 8536 2877 8581 2885 8600 2900 8620 2936 8610 2943 8563 2956 8557 2946 8462 2886 8444 2858 8498 2858 8502 TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 154DEG 8KT 2890 8454 2910 8569 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ 80-GONZALEZ