096  
WHUS54 KMOB 041042  
SMWMOB  
GMZ634>636-655-041215-  
/O.NEW.KMOB.MA.W.0224.261004T1042Z-261004T1215Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
542 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE TO PENSACOLA FL OUT  
20 NM...  
EASTERN CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...  
PENSACOLA BAY AREA INCLUDING SANTA ROSA SOUND...  
WESTERN CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...  
 
* UNTIL 715 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 542 AM CDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 NM SOUTH OF  
NAVARRE BEACH TO 10 NM NORTHEAST OF OKALOOSA DEEP WATER REEF,  
MOVING NORTH AT 10 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...  
MARY ESTHER, FORT WALTON BEACH, HIGHWAY 331 BRIDGE, SHALIMAR,  
DESTIN, OKALOOSA PIER, NAVARRE BEACH, WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY, EAST  
SANTA ROSA SOUND, AND FORT WALTON LIBERTY SHIP REEF.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE  
EXPECTED.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3038 8610 3038 8608 3035 8606 3043 8625  
3040 8622 3039 8639 3004 8640 3023 8692  
3058 8687 3051 8679 3060 8657 3055 8639  
3045 8639 3049 8620 3042 8608 3040 8611  
3040 8599  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1042Z 200DEG 8KT 3027 8682 3007 8636  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 
 
 
PG  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab AL Page
The Nexlab FL Page
The Nexlab MS Page
Main Text Page