Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued May 3 at 5:21AM CDT until May 3 at 6:45AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 3, 2025 - 3:21am
Expires:
May 3, 2025 - 4:45am
Description:
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...
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM...
Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay...
Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to
60 NM...
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM...
Western Choctawhatchee Bay...
* Until 645 AM CDT.
* At 520 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms capable of producing
waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Fort
Pickens to 26 nm southwest of Oriskany Reef to 51 nm south of
Farewell Buoy, moving east at 45 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Fort Walton Beach, Highway 331 Bridge, Shalimar, Destin, Okaloosa
Pier, West Choctawhatchee Bay, Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, Oriskany
Reef, Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, and East Pass At Destin.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.
Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.
Area Description:
Western Choctawhatchee Bay; Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay; Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM; Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL