NWS Melbourne FLMA.W 0298September 10, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
The National Weather Service office in Melbourne issued a special marine warning for Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, which was in force until 9:30 a.m. local time on September 10. It was the 298th special marine warning the NWS office in Melbourne issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Melbourne FL
- Area
- Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:24 a.m. EDT, September 10, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 a.m. EDT, September 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMLB MA.W 0298
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWMLB The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm... * Until 930 AM EDT. * At 824 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm producing waterspouts was located near Jupiter Inlet Colony, moving northwest at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can can quickly form and capsize boats, damage vessels and create locally hazardous seas. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher waves, lightning and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Return to safe harbor if possible. * Locations impacted include... Jupiter Island, Hobe Sound, Hobe Sound Beach, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, and Hobe Sound Wildlife Refuge.
What the agency told people to do
Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.
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