920  
WHUS52 KMFL 181823  
SMWMFL  
GMZ656-181900-  
/O.NEW.KMFL.MA.W.0005.260118T1823Z-260118T1900Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
123 PM EST SUN JAN 18 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...  
 
* UNTIL 200 PM EST.  
 
* AT 123 PM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WAS  
LOCATED NEAR VANDERBILT BEACH, MOVING SOUTHEAST 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, AND BONITA SHORES.  
 
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 2632 8189 2633 8184 2630 8180 2623 8179  
2613 8179 2621 8208  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 294DEG 18KT 2625 8190  
 
WATERSPOUT...OBSERVED  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
GR  
 
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