Special Marine Warning: Western Choctawhatchee Bay; Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM

extract

Special Marine Warning — Western Choctawhatchee Bay; Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. 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... Western Choctawhatchee Bay... * Until 515 AM CDT. * At 424 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, or 10 nm south of Mary Esther, moving northeast at 30 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... West Choctawhatchee Bay, Highway 331 Bridge, Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef, Destin, East Pass At Destin, East Choctawhatchee Bay, Okaloosa Pier, and Mid Bay Bridge.