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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Mobile AL

504 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024



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...

  Perdido Bay Area...

  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...



* Until 630 AM CDT.



* At 503 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 20 nm southeast of Farewell Buoy to 7 nm southeast

  of Oriskany Reef, moving northeast at 20 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 

           suddenly higher waves.



* Locations impacted include...

  Big Lagoon, Pensacola Beach, Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, Oriskany

  Reef, Pensacola Pass, Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, Fort Pickens,

  and East Pass At Destin.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.



Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the

open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded

metal objects.



&&



LAT...LON 2981 8657 2974 8788 3031 8752 3039 8639

      3019 8639

TIME...MOT...LOC 1003Z 221DEG 19KT 2990 8779 2994 8692 



HAIL...<.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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JP