NWS Miami FLMA.W 0286September 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 6:45 p.m. local time on September 15. It was the 286th special marine warning the NWS office in Miami issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 45 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
- 6:00 p.m. EDT, September 15, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, September 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMFL MA.W 0286
- 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 645 PM EDT. * At 600 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Chokoloskee to near Chevelier Bay, moving southwest at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...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
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. 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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