NWS Mobile ALMA.W 0228October 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: South Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound and Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a special marine warning for South Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound and Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, which was in force until 4:15 p.m. local time on October 4. It was the 228th special marine warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 43 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- South Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound and Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:32 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 4:15 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMOB MA.W 0228
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM... Mississippi Sound... South Mobile Bay... At 331 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Western Dauphin Island, moving north at 20 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... East Fowl River Bridge, Sand Island Lighthouse, Farewell Buoy, Mississippi Sound East Of Pascagoula, Heron Bay, Central Dauphin Island, Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island Bridge, Fort Morgan, and Western Dauphin Island.
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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