NWS Tallahassee FLMA.W 0083May 30, 2026
Special Marine Warning: St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 N
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a special marine warning for St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 8:15 a.m. local time on May 30. It was the 83rd 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
- St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:10 a.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 a.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE MA.W 0083
- 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 Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... St. Andrews Bay Waterways... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 815 AM CDT. * At 710 AM CDT, a shower capable of producing waterspouts was located 8 nm south of Highway 331 Bridge, or 8 nm southeast of Santa Rosa Beach, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage vessels...and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all on board are in a secure location and wearing life jackets. * Locations impacted include... Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, and Santa Rosa Beach.
What the agency told people to do
Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.
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