Special Marine Warning

SMWTAE

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... St. Andrews Bay Waterways... 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 515 PM CDT.

* At 210 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 32 nm southwest of Oriskany Reef to 46 nm southwest of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef to 67 nm south of Pensacola Beach to 88 nm southwest of Empire Mica Wreck, moving northeast 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... Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Empire Mica Wreck, Sandestin, Miramar Beach, and Santa Rosa Beach.