Special Marine Warning Issued for Pensacola Bay Area
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NOAA issued it on July 23, 2026, 4 weeks 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 Perdido Bay Area, Pensacola Bay Area and adjacent coastal waters due to strong thunderstorms with 40-knot wind gusts.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Pensacola Bay Area, Florida
- Issued
- July 23, 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 4 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Pensacola Bay Area, Florida.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Mobile AL. Effective from 8:23 PM CDT June 18, 2026 until 9:30 PM CDT June 18, 2026. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
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. Locations impacted include Lillian Bridge, Big Lagoon, Pensacola Beach, Pensacola Pass, Fort Pickens, East Bay, Pensacola Bay Bridge, Garcon Point Bridge, Pensacola Bay, and Navarre Beach.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
Expected Conditions
Strong thunderstorms located along a line extending from 10 nm northwest of Blackwater Bay Bridge to near Escambia Bay Bridge to near Lillian Bridge, moving east at 35 knots. Hazard: Wind gusts to 40 knots. Impact: Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Timeline
Alert in effect from 2026-06-18T20:23:00-05:00 until 2026-06-18T21:30:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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