NWS Miami FLMA.W 0285September 15, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM and Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Miami issued a special marine warning for Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM and Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM, which was in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on September 15. It was the 285th special marine warning the NWS office in Miami issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 31 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Miami FL
- Area
- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM and Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:59 p.m. EDT, September 15, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 p.m. EDT, September 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMFL MA.W 0285
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Chokoloskee, moving west at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Cape Romano Aquatic Preserve and Chokoloskee.
What the agency told people to do
Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and Twitter.
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