Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
001 WHUS52 KTAE 262001 SMWTAE GMZ752-755-775-262130- /O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0328.240926T2001Z-240926T2130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 401 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 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 Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 530 PM EDT/430 PM CDT/. * At 400 PM EDT/300 PM CDT/, thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near K Tower to 8 nm southeast of S Tower, moving northwest at 30 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... O Tower, K Tower, Port St. Joe, S Tower, Apalachicola, C Tower, and St George Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT/900 PM CDT/ for Big Bend and the Panhandle of Florida...and the adjacent coastal waters. Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT/900 PM CDT/ for Big Bend and the Panhandle of Florida...and the adjacent coastal waters. LAT...LON 2989 8433 2912 8442 2974 8548 2993 8539 2993 8535 2982 8526 2973 8525 2976 8504 2986 8486 2981 8480 2995 8450 TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 136DEG 32KT 2966 8444 2923 8448 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ IG3