Special Marine Warning Issued for Mobile Bay and Gulf Coastal Waters Through 2:45 AM
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NOAA issued it on April 6, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Mobile AL has issued a Special Marine Warning as strong thunderstorms capable of 40-knot wind gusts move across coastal Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Gulf Coast
- Issued
- April 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Mobile
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Gulf Coast.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Mobile AL has issued a Special Marine Warning effective until 2:45 AM CDT on March 12, 2026. This alert was triggered by radar-indicated strong thunderstorms moving through the coastal regions.
Affected Areas
The warning covers a broad area of coastal and offshore waters, including:
- North and South Mobile Bay
- Mississippi Sound and Perdido Bay Area
- Pensacola Bay Area, including Santa Rosa Sound
- Coastal waters from Pascagoula, MS, to the Okaloosa-Walton County Line, FL, out to 60 NM.
Specific locations impacted include Big Lagoon, Pensacola Beach, East Fowl River Bridge, Fort Pickens, Farewell Buoy, Heron Bay, Point Clear, Pensacola Bay, Weeks Bay, and East Santa Rosa Sound.
What You Should Do
Mariners and residents in the affected areas are advised to avoid the waters. Small craft are particularly at risk and could be damaged by briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Additionally, a Tornado Watch remains in effect until 2:00 AM CDT for southwestern Alabama and adjacent coastal waters, with a separate Tornado Watch in effect until 7:00 AM CDT for southwestern Alabama and northwestern Florida.
Expected Conditions
At 1:08 AM CDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was located from 18 nm northeast of Battleship Park to 20 nm southeast of Chandeleur Sound. These storms are moving east at 40 knots. The primary hazard is wind gusts reaching up to 40 knots, which may cause suddenly higher waves.
Timeline
The Special Marine Warning is active from 1:10 AM CDT and is scheduled to expire at 2:45 AM CDT on March 12, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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