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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
548 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
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 845 AM CST.
* AT 548 AM CST, SHOWERS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 NM NORTHWEST OF EAST
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY TO 24 NM SOUTH OF OKALOOSA DEEP WATER REEF,
MOVING NORTHEAST 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, SANTA ROSA BEACH, SANDESTIN, AND
MIRAMAR BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3038 8556 3032 8547 3023 8551 3019 8560
3019 8551 2927 8589 2946 8640 3038 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1148Z 252DEG 26KT 3051 8629 2959 8635
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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