NWS Miami FLMA.W 0095May 29, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Okeechobee
The National Weather Service office in Miami issued a special marine warning for Lake Okeechobee, which was in force until 9:15 p.m. local time on May 29. It was the 95th special marine warning the NWS office in Miami issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 46 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Miami FL
- Area
- Lake Okeechobee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:29 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2026
- Expires
- 9:15 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMFL MA.W 0095
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Okeechobee... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 829 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 nm southeast of Buckhead Ridge, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Canal Point, Clewiston, Pahokee, Sand Cut, Buckhead Ridge, and Lake Harbor.
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.