Marine Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR…

APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE

RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM…

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 SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM…

COASTAL WATERS FROM OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE TO MEXICO BEACH OUT

20 NM…

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…

WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM…

* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT/1145 AM CDT/.

* AT 1052 AM EDT/952 AM CDT/, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF

PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18

NM SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY BEACH TO 13 NM SOUTH OF C TOWER TO 36

NM SOUTH OF S TOWER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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…

BUCKEYE REEF, O TOWER, MEXICO BEACH, S TOWER, EMPIRE MICA WRECK,

CAPE SAN BLAS, ST GEORGE ISLAND, K TOWER, PORT ST. JOE, V TOWER,

PANAMA CITY BEACH, LAGUNA BEACH, APALACHICOLA, C TOWER, AND MARKER

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