NWS Tallahassee FLMA.W 0369September 7, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a special marine warning for Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 6:30 a.m. local time on September 7. It was the 369th special marine warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:06 a.m. CDT, September 7, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 a.m. CDT, September 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE MA.W 0369
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, September 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 630 AM CDT. * At 506 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 24 nm southeast of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef to 43 nm southwest of Port St. Joe to 20 nm south of Empire Mica Wreck, moving southwest at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage vessels...and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all on board are in a secure location and wearing life jackets. 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... Empire Mica Wreck.
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. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.