NWS Tallahassee FLMA.W 0415October 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 N
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a special marine warning for St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 5:45 a.m. local time on October 4. It was the 415th special marine warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.1 hours; 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, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:40 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE MA.W 0415
- 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... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 545 AM CDT. * At 339 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 15 nm southwest of Panama City Beach, moving north at 10 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... Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Sandestin, and Miramar Beach.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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