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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Mobile AL

524 AM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026



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...

  Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM...

  Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound...



* Until 700 AM CDT.



* At 524 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from near Blackwater Bay Bridge to near Big Lagoon,

  moving east at 15 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 

           suddenly higher waves.



* Locations impacted include...

  Pensacola Beach, Pensacola Pass, Fort Pickens, East Bay, Pensacola

  Bay Bridge, Garcon Point Bridge, Pensacola Bay, Navarre Beach, East

  Santa Rosa Sound, and West Santa Rosa Sound.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are

expected.



Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the

open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded

metal objects.



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LAT...LON 3054 8695 3051 8697 3049 8691 3042 8693

      3042 8679 3016 8701 3027 8740 3032 8732

      3033 8732 3033 8737 3043 8731 3041 8730

      3042 8723 3049 8719 3053 8725 3063 8719

      3055 8706 3063 8701

TIME...MOT...LOC 1024Z 277DEG 14KT 3061 8711 3023 8735 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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