NWS Tallahassee FLMA.W 0351August 30, 2026
Special Marine Warning: St. Andrews Bay Waterways and Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a special marine warning for St. Andrews Bay Waterways and Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on August 30. It was the 351st special marine warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 56 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- St. Andrews Bay Waterways and Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:49 p.m. CDT, August 30, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. CDT, August 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE MA.W 0351
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... St. Andrews Bay Waterways... * Until 445 PM CDT. * At 349 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Mexico Beach, or 11 nm northwest of Port St. Joe, moving west at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots...suddenly higher waves...frequent lightning...and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. * Locations impacted include... Mexico Beach and Panama City Beach.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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