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FZUS72 KMFL 221937
MWSMFL
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
337 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
AMZ610-222015-
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337 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE OKEECHOBEE...
AT 336 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 NM WEST OF BUCKHEAD RIDGE
TO NEAR CALUSA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS, AND SMALL
HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. BOATS COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE IN HIGH WINDS. SMALL CRAFT COULD CAPSIZE IN SUDDENLY
HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALUSA, LIBERTY POINT, BUCKHEAD RIDGE, MOORE HAVEN, AND CLEWISTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS, SMALL HAIL, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
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 2675 8083 2677 8096 2679 8100 2683 8111
2685 8113 2699 8112 2708 8101 2714 8089
2714 8087 2716 8086 2716 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 214DEG 13KT 2711 8100 2693 8101
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...50KTS
RAG
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