Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued December 27 at 3:39PM CST until December 27 at 4:45PM CST by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 27, 2024 - 1:39pm
Expires:
December 27, 2024 - 2:45pm
Description:
SMWMOB
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM...
Mississippi Sound...
South Mobile Bay...
* Until 445 PM CST.
* At 339 PM CST, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing
waterspouts was located over Petit Bois Pass, moving northeast at
15 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
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...
Central Dauphin Island, East Fowl River Bridge, Sand Island
Lighthouse, Dauphin Island Bridge, Fort Gaines, Fort Morgan,
Western Dauphin Island, Petit Bois Pass, Mississippi Sound East Of
Pascagoula, and Heron Bay.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
South Mobile Bay; Mississippi Sound; Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL