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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
221 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

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...
  St. Andrews Bay Waterways...
  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 415 PM EDT/315 PM CDT/.

* At 220 PM EDT/120 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms capable of
  producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 13
  nm north of Mexico Beach to 24 nm south of Panama City Beach to 31
  nm south of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, moving southeast at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage 
           vessels...and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all 
           on board are in a secure location and wearing life 
           jackets. 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, St
  George Island, and Port St. Joe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT/500 PM
CDT/ for Big Bend and the Panhandle of Florida...and the adjacent
coastal waters.

LAT...LON 2967 8640 2986 8594 3019 8551 3018 8546
      3011 8536 3004 8534 2999 8541 2982 8526
      2973 8525 2976 8504 2986 8486 2981 8480
      2989 8463 2986 8456 2935 8498 2897 8566
      2937 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 300DEG 25KT 3016 8549 2980 8586 2946 8644 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

73-YOUNG