032  
WHUS52 KTAE 032111  
SMWTAE  
GMZ735-751-752-755-770-032245-  
/O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0004.260103T2111Z-260103T2245Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
411 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20  
NM...  
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 545 PM EST/445 PM CST/.  
 
* AT 411 PM EST/311 PM CST/, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 NM NORTHWEST OF MEXICO BEACH TO 12 NM  
SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY BEACH, MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...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, CAPE SAN BLAS, MEXICO BEACH, AND PORT ST. JOE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE  
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED  
METAL OBJECTS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3040 8558 3032 8547 3023 8551 3019 8560  
3018 8546 3012 8536 3004 8533 2999 8541  
2982 8526 2973 8525 2976 8504 2986 8486  
2984 8482 2996 8447 2963 8537 2963 8555  
2982 8595 3000 8621  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 278DEG 27KT 3014 8557 3006 8600  
 
HAIL...<.75IN  
WIND...49KTS  
 
 
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