Special Marine Warning Issued for South Mobile Bay and Coastal Waters
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NOAA issued it on July 25, 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 South Mobile Bay and coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS until 3:00 AM CDT due to strong thunderstorms producing wind gusts to 40 knots.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- South Mobile Bay and Coastal Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS
- Issued
- July 25, 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 South Mobile Bay and Coastal Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS.
Alert Details
A Special Marine Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Mobile AL. The alert is effective from June 20 at 2:00 AM CDT until June 20 at 3:00 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers South Mobile Bay; Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; and Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM. Impacted locations include Gulf Shores Beach, Fort Morgan, Farewell Buoy, and Sand Island Lighthouse.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Expected Conditions
At 2:00 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Fort Morgan to 14 nm southeast of Farewell Buoy to 32 nm south of Sand Island Lighthouse, moving east at 25 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts to 40 knots.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from June 20 at 2:00 AM CDT through June 20 at 3:00 AM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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