####018002161#### WHUS52 KTAE 030914 SMWTAE GMZ750-752-755-770-772-775-031115- /O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0063.240403T0914Z-240403T1115Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 514 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 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... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 715 AM EDT/615 AM CDT/. * At 513 AM EDT/413 AM CDT/, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Panama City Beach to 26 nm west of Mexico Beach to 54 nm south of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, moving southeast at 45 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. 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... O Tower, Mexico Beach, Port St. Joe, S Tower, Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Empire Mica Wreck, Apalachicola, C Tower, Cape San Blas, and St George Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 2989 8640 3023 8610 3031 8600 3025 8590 3037 8585 3027 8549 3019 8560 3012 8536 3004 8533 2999 8540 2973 8525 2986 8486 2981 8480 2997 8448 2995 8441 2931 8457 2859 8514 2883 8595 2901 8621 2925 8640 TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 296DEG 46KT 3026 8583 2991 8591 2906 8657 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...40KTS $$ 21-HANER