Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
238 WHUS52 KTAE 171701 SMWTAE GMZ730-755-775-171830- /O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0154.240717T1701Z-240717T1830Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 101 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm... 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 230 PM EDT. * At 100 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 nm northwest of St. Marks to near K Tower, moving northeast at 15 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... Marker 24 Barge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 3004 8383 3004 8375 2991 8360 2981 8356 2981 8359 2982 8358 2983 8360 2974 8406 2973 8405 2966 8452 3010 8440 3016 8430 3013 8410 3017 8401 TIME...MOT...LOC 1700Z 241DEG 14KT 3026 8431 2966 8446 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...40KTS $$ 16-WORSTER