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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Tallahassee FL

922 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024



The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola 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...



* Until 1045 AM CDT.



* At 922 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 16 nm east of Panama City Beach to 19 nm east of

  Okaloosa Deep Water Reef to 44 nm southeast of Oriskany Reef,

  moving southeast at 20 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  IMPACT...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...

  Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Cape San Blas, Mexico Beach, and

  Port St. Joe.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are

expected.



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LAT...LON 2979 8640 3002 8630 3029 8599 3025 8590

      3037 8585 3037 8575 3031 8570 3038 8561

      3032 8547 3023 8551 3019 8560 3018 8546

      3012 8536 3004 8533 2999 8540 2982 8526

      2973 8525 2974 8517 2904 8585 2937 8640

TIME...MOT...LOC 1422Z 296DEG 18KT 3030 8555 2992 8615 2949 8644 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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21-HANER