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... 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 915 PM CDT.

* At 751 PM CDT, showers with gusty winds were located along a line extending from 10 nm northeast of St George Island to 43 nm south of Empire Mica Wreck, moving west at 25 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots...suddenly higher waves...and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets.

* Locations impacted include... Empire Mica Wreck, Cape San Blas, Mexico Beach, and Port St. Joe.