NWS Tallahassee FLMA.W 0129June 30, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm, Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL f
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a special marine warning for Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm, Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM and 1 more, which was in force until 8:15 p.m. local time on June 30. It was the 129th special marine warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm, Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:48 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE MA.W 0129
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM... Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 815 PM EDT/715 PM CDT/. * At 648 PM EDT/548 PM CDT/, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm north of St George Island to near O Tower to 14 nm south of V Tower to 37 nm south of Buckeye Reef, moving southwest at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots...suddenly higher waves...frequent lightning...and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. * Locations impacted include... O Tower, Port St. Joe, S Tower, Empire Mica Wreck, Apalachicola, C Tower, Cape San Blas, and St George Island.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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