424  
WHUS52 KTAE 081343  
SMWTAE  
GMZ755-081415-  
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
943 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO EASTPOINT FL OUT TO 20  
NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS...  
 
* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT  
 
* AT 836 AM CDT...THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD REPORTED A  
WATERSPOUT ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE CARRABELLE MARINA...OR ABOUT  
NEAR DOG ISLAND...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 6 KNOTS.  
 
* THIS WATERSPOUT WILL BE NEAR  
CARRABELLE ON THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COAST BY 10 AM EDT.  
 
BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATERSPOUTS. YOUR BEST COURSE OF EVASIVE  
ACTION IF THREATENED BY A WATERSPOUT IS TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE  
WATERSPOUT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FROM ITS APPARENT MOVEMENT.  
 
COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WATERSPOUTS  
MOVING ASHORE. WATERSPOUTS MOVING ASHORE CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO  
UNSECURED LOOSE OBJECTS...LIKE BEACH FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE  
A STURDY BUILDING TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY FLYING OBJECTS.  
 
LAT...LON 2984 8443 2968 8454 2977 8478 2992 8454  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1340Z 121DEG 6KT 2981 8457  
 
 
 
38-GODSEY  
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