NWS Tallahassee FLMA.W 0373September 7, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a special marine warning for Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm, which was in force until 10:15 p.m. local time on September 7. It was the 373rd special marine warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:10 p.m. EDT, September 7, 2026
- Expires
- 10:15 p.m. EDT, September 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE MA.W 0373
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWTAE 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... * Until 1015 PM EDT/915 PM CDT/. * At 910 PM EDT/810 PM CDT/, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 16 nm northeast of Apalachicola to near St George Island to near O Tower, moving southwest at 25 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... C Tower, St George Island, and Apalachicola.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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