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NWS Mobile ALMA.W 0201September 11, 2026

Special Marine Warning: Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound, Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out

The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a special marine warning for Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound, Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM and 2 more, which was in force until 8:15 a.m. local time on September 11. It was the 201st special marine warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026.

ExpiredWarning

Issued6:43 a.m. CDT, September 11, 2026
In force6:43 a.m. CDT, September 11, 2026
Expired8:15 a.m. CDT, September 11, 2026

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
Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound, Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM and 2 more
Level
Warning
Issued
6:43 a.m. CDT, September 11, 2026
Expires
8:15 a.m. CDT, September 11, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Likely, Immediate
VTEC event
KMOB MA.W 0201
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 Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 815 AM CDT. * At 642 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 23 nm south of Pensacola Pass to near Oriskany Reef, moving northeast at 25 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... Mary Esther, Fort Walton Beach, Navarre Beach, East Santa Rosa Sound, West Santa Rosa Sound, Pensacola Beach, Oriskany Reef, and Okaloosa Pier.

What the agency told people to do

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.

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