NWS Miami FLMA.W 0307October 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM and Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL fro
The National Weather Service office in Miami issued a special marine warning for Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM and Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 10:45 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 307th special marine warning the NWS office in Miami issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1 hour; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Miami FL
- Area
- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM and Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:44 a.m. EDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 a.m. EDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMFL MA.W 0307
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM... Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1045 AM EDT. * At 943 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Chokoloskee to 8 nm northwest of T Tower, moving northwest at 30 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Chokoloskee, Big Lostmans Bay, Chevelier Bay, Cape Romano Aquatic Preserve, R Tower, Cape Romano, Naples, Vanderbilt Beach, D Tower, Highland Point, Bonita Shores, and Marco Island.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and Twitter.
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