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SMWMOB 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... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 918 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, or near Mary Esther, moving southwest at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Mary Esther, Navarre Beach, East Santa Rosa Sound, West Santa Rosa Sound, Oriskany Reef, Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, Destin, East Pass At Destin, and Okaloosa Pier. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
Where it happened
Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM · 30.300°, -86.619°
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- event
- Special Marine Warning
- areas
- Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM
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SMWMOB 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... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 918 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, or near Mary Esther, moving southwest at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Mary Esther, Navarre Beach, East Santa Rosa Sound, West Santa Rosa Sound, Oriskany Reef, Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, Destin, East Pass At Destin, and Okaloosa Pier. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.