Special Marine Warning Issued for Pensacola Bay Area and Coastal Waters
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NWS Mobile AL has issued a Special Marine Warning for the Pensacola Bay Area and surrounding coastal waters until 8:00 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
- Pensacola Bay Area, Florida
- Issued
- August 21, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Mobile AL
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Alert Details
A Special Marine Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Mobile AL. The alert is effective from August 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM CDT until August 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT. The event code is MAW with VTEC /O.NEW.KMOB.MA.W.0168.260821T2354Z-260822T0100Z/.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the 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; and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM.
What You Should Do
Small craft should avoid the area as they could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Expected Conditions
At 6:54 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pensacola Bay to 8 nm southeast of West Santa Rosa Sound to 10 nm southwest of Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, moving south at 15 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from August 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM CDT and expires at 8:00 PM CDT the same day.
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