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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Tallahassee FL

1143 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024



The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  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 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 115 PM EDT/1215 PM CDT/.



* At 1143 AM EDT/1043 AM CDT/, strong thunderstorms were located

  along a line extending from near Mexico Beach to 19 nm southwest of

  Port St. Joe to 51 nm south of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, moving

  southeast at 15 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...

  Empire Mica Wreck, Apalachicola, 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 2951 8640 2980 8579 3019 8549 3011 8536

      3004 8533 2999 8540 2982 8526 2973 8525

      2976 8504 2983 8491 2979 8483 2969 8485

      2915 8528 2879 8587 2889 8606 2901 8621

      2925 8640

TIME...MOT...LOC 1543Z 329DEG 15KT 3002 8534 2960 8558 2913 8638 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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21-HANER