NWS Tallahassee FLMA.W 0084May 30, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM and Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola 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 and Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, which was in force until 9:45 a.m. local time on May 30. It was the 84th special marine warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 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 and Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:39 a.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 a.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE MA.W 0084
- 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
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... * Until 945 AM CDT. * At 839 AM CDT, showers capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Mexico Beach to 26 nm south of Panama City Beach, moving east at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage vessels...and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all on board are in a secure location and wearing life jackets. 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... Cape San Blas, Mexico Beach, and Port St. Joe.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.
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.