Special Marine Warning Issued for Mobile Bay and Pensacola Waters
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NOAA issued it on June 8, 2026, 2 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 for multiple coastal waters and bays including South Mobile Bay and Pensacola Bay Area until 2:45 PM CDT due to strong thunderstorms producing wind gusts of 34 knots or greater.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Mobile Bay and Pensacola Bay Areas
- Issued
- June 8, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Mobile AL
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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Mobile Bay and Pensacola Bay Areas.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Mobile AL. Effective from 2026-05-25T13:21:00-05:00 until 2026-05-25T14:45:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
South Mobile Bay; Mississippi Sound; Perdido Bay Area; Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound; Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM; Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM.
What You Should Do
Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Avoid the warned areas.
Expected Conditions
At 120 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Petit Bois Pass to 36 nm south of Farewell Buoy, moving northeast at 35 knots. Hazard: Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. Source: Radar.
Timeline
Alert in effect from 1:21 PM CDT until 2:45 PM CDT on May 25, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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