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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
222 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
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 MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
WATERS FROM OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE TO MEXICO BEACH FROM 20 TO
60 NM...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT.
* AT 221 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ORISKANY REEF TO 23 NM SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY BEACH.
THIS LINE IS DRIFTING TOWARDS THE COAST AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS AS
NEW STORMS FORM ALONG THE LINE AND MOVE EAST AT 15 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...
MEXICO BEACH, PORT ST. JOE, PANAMA CITY BEACH, LAGUNA BEACH, CAPE
SAN BLAS, SANDESTIN, MIRAMAR BEACH, AND SANTA ROSA BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3038 8628 3026 8590 3031 8587 3009 8535
3004 8533 2999 8541 2982 8526 2973 8525
2975 8507 2973 8505 2877 8582 2896 8614
2925 8640 3038 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 249DEG 14KT 2979 8682 2982 8592
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
21-WD
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