NWS Tallahassee FLMA.W 0397September 20, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM
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, which was in force until 10:30 p.m. local time on September 20. It was the 397th special marine warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 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
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:31 p.m. CDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 10:30 p.m. CDT, September 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE MA.W 0397
- 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 Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... * Until 1030 PM CDT. * At 730 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm northwest of Panama City Beach to 16 nm northeast of Mexico Beach, moving southwest 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... Mexico Beach, Panama City Beach, and Laguna Beach.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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