Special Marine Warning Issued for Waters off FL and MS Coast
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NOAA issued it on June 8, 2026, 2 months 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 and from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS until 4:45 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Gulf of Mexico Waters
- Issued
- June 8, 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Gulf of Mexico Waters.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Mobile AL. Effective from 3:12 AM CDT May 25, 2026 until 4:45 AM CDT May 25, 2026. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM. Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Seek safe harbor immediately. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts.
Expected Conditions
Strong thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts. Hazard includes waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
Timeline
Alert in effect from 3:12 AM CDT until 4:45 AM CDT on May 25, 2026. Storms moving northeast at 15 knots over mainly open waters.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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