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For the following areas... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... At 1005 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 22 nm south of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef to near Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, moving southwest at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Destin, East Pass At Destin, Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, Oriskany Reef, and Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef.
Where it happened
Western Choctawhatchee Bay; Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay; 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 · 29.883°, -86.624°
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- Special Marine Warning
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- Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay; 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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Incident timeline
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... At 1005 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 22 nm south of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef to near Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, moving southwest at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Destin, East Pass At Destin, Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, Oriskany Reef, and Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef.
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... Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Western Choctawhatchee Bay... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 922 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 20 nm southeast of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef to near Mid Bay Bridge, moving southwest at 25 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... Destin, East Pass At Destin, Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, Oriskany Reef, Mid Bay Bridge, and Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef.