NWS Miami FLMA.W 0096May 31, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM and Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas
The National Weather Service office in Miami issued a special marine warning for Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM and Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas, which was in force until 11:15 p.m. local time on May 31. It was the 96th special marine warning the NWS office in Miami issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 53 minutes; 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 Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM and Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:22 p.m. EDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 11:15 p.m. EDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMFL MA.W 0096
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, May 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM... Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 1021 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 13 nm east of Surfside. The strong thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.