NWS Mobile ALMA.W 0085June 30, 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 4:00 p.m. local time on June 30. It was the 85th 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
- South Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound and Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:28 p.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 p.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMOB MA.W 0085
- 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... South Mobile Bay... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 227 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Bon Secour Bay, or 9 nm east of Sand Island Lighthouse, moving west at 5 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... Fort Gaines, Fort Morgan, Farewell Buoy, and Sand Island Lighthouse.
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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