NWS Mobile ALMA.W 0231October 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Mississippi Sound, Perdido Bay Area, Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM and 1 more
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a special marine warning for Mississippi Sound, Perdido Bay Area, Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM and 1 more, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on October 4. It was the 231st special marine warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- Mississippi Sound, Perdido Bay Area, Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:44 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMOB MA.W 0231
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM... Mississippi Sound... Perdido Bay Area... Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 544 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 15 nm southwest of Farewell Buoy, moving northeast at 20 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. 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... Orange Beach, Central Dauphin Island, Sand Island Lighthouse, Gulf Shores Beach, Western Dauphin Island, Farewell Buoy, Petit Bois Pass, Perdido Pass, and Fort Gaines.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.
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