SMWMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM... Western Choctawhatchee Bay... * Until 645 AM CDT. * At 518 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Oriskany Reef to 16 nm west of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef to 52 nm south of Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, moving northeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. 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... Mary Esther, Fort Walton Beach, Highway 331 Bridge, Pensacola Beach, Shalimar, Destin, East Bay, Okaloosa Pier, Pensacola Bay Bridge, and Garcon Point Bridge.
Recommendations
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.
Mon 4:37 AM → Fri 1:00 AM CDT
WHAT
Dangerous rip currents.
WHERE
Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.
WHEN
Through late Thursday night.
IMPACTS
Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Recommendations
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
