940
WHUS52 KTAE 031249
SMWTAE
GMZ735-751-752-770-031445-
/O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0058.250503T1249Z-250503T1445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
749 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE TO MEXICO BEACH OUT
20 NM...
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS...
WATERS FROM OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE TO MEXICO BEACH FROM 20 TO
60 NM...
* UNTIL 945 AM CDT.
* AT 749 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EAST
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY TO 12 NM EAST OF OKALOOSA DEEP WATER REEF TO 34
NM SOUTHEAST OF ORISKANY REEF, MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS...DAMAGE
VESSELS...AND CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. MAKE SURE ALL
ON BOARD ARE IN A SECURE LOCATION AND WEARING LIFE
JACKETS. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34
KNOTS...SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE
JACKETS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PANAMA CITY BEACH, LAGUNA BEACH, MEXICO BEACH, AND SANTA ROSA
BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3038 8556 3032 8547 3023 8551 3019 8560
3018 8546 3011 8536 3002 8535 2999 8541
2993 8538 2893 8612 2908 8628 2925 8640
3004 8639 3009 8632 3037 8625 3026 8589
3037 8584 3037 8575 3031 8570 3039 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1249Z 255DEG 23KT 3048 8619 3001 8629 2968 8650
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
97-OLIVER
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page