Special Marine Warning

Special Marine Warning
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
819 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to
  60 NM...

* Until 945 AM CDT.

* At 819 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 33 nm southwest of Okaloosa Deep Water
  Reef, or 55 nm southeast of Pensacola Pass, moving east at 15
  knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 2955 8710 2968 8640 2942 8640 2935 8698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1319Z 260DEG 17KT 2949 8685

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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SAM