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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
257 AM CST THU FEB 18 2021
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...
WESTERN CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...
* UNTIL 430 AM CST.
* AT 256 AM CST, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 NM NORTH OF
SHALIMAR TO NEAR FORT WALTON BEACH TO MARY ESTHER, MOVING
EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS, AND SMALL HAIL.
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...
WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY, EAST CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY, HIGHWAY 331
BRIDGE, MID BAY BRIDGE AND SHALIMAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
FLORIDA...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
LAT...LON 3039 8610 3031 8600 3043 8625 3043 8626
3042 8626 3040 8623 3043 8664 3051 8649
3045 8642 3047 8614 3043 8614 3045 8607
3042 8614 3041 8605 3040 8607 3042 8598
TIME...MOT...LOC 0856Z 244DEG 27KT 3057 8663 3047 8664 3040 8669
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS
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