Special Marine Warning Issued for Waters Near Pensacola FL

Source: NOAA · Waters off the Florida Panhandle

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on August 19, 2026, 4 days 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 waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM until 12:45 PM CDT.

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Record type
Special Marine Warning
Affected area
Waters off the Florida Panhandle
Issued
August 19, 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 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Waters off the Florida Panhandle.

Alert Details

A Special Marine Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Mobile AL. The alert is effective from 11:57 AM CDT to 12:45 PM CDT on August 19, 2026.

Affected Areas

Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM.

What You Should Do

Avoid the warned area. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

Expected Conditions

A strong thunderstorm was located 31 nm south of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef (56 nm south of Destin) at 11:57 AM CDT, moving south at 20 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts to 40 knots.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until 12:45 PM CDT on August 19, 2026. The thunderstorm is expected to remain over mainly open waters.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Mobile AL has issued a Special Marine Warning for waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM until 12:45 PM CDT.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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