NWS Miami FLMA.W 0253September 3, 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 3:15 p.m. local time on September 3. It was the 253rd special marine warning the NWS office in Miami 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, Miami FL
- Area
- Lake Okeechobee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:12 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMFL MA.W 0253
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, September 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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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 315 PM EDT. * At 212 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Moore Haven to near Clewiston, moving north at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Calusa, Liberty Point, Moore Haven, Buckhead Ridge, and Clewiston.
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.