886  
WHUS52 KMFL 061638  
SMWMFL  
GMZ656-676-061730-  
/O.NEW.KMFL.MA.W.0205.260806T1638Z-260806T1730Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
1238 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM...  
WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...  
 
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1238 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 23 NM EAST OF  
VANDERBILT BEACH TO NEAR MARCO ISLAND, MOVING WEST 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...  
NAPLES, VANDERBILT BEACH, BONITA SHORES, AND MARCO ISLAND.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE. YOU CAN ALSO SHARE YOUR REPORT WITH NWS MIAMI ON FACEBOOK  
AND TWITTER.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2633 8186 2633 8183 2610 8176 2608 8176  
2606 8174 2595 8171 2577 8202 2617 8231  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 104DEG 21KT 2641 8142 2598 8180  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
AR  
 
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