NWS Tallahassee FLMA.W 0382September 11, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line t
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a special marine warning for Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM and 1 more, which was in force until 1:30 p.m. local time on September 11. It was the 382nd special marine warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.4 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 Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:06 p.m. CDT, September 11, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 p.m. CDT, September 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE MA.W 0382
- 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 Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 130 PM CDT. * At 1206 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 17 nm northwest of Empire Mica Wreck to 65 nm southwest of C Tower, moving northeast at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. 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... Empire Mica Wreck.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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