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Special Marine Warning in Escambia County, Florida

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED 9/29/2026 6:09:00 PM (UTC) Urgency: Immediate Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely
9/29/2026 6:09:00 PM until 9/29/2026 6:45:00 PM
For the following areas... Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm... Gulf Waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5 fathoms... Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms... Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel... At 609 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near W Tower to 6 nm west of Cosgrove Shoal Light, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. Locations in the warning include... Rebecca Shoal Light, Halfmoon Shoal Light, Dry Tortugas, Marquesas Keys, Pulaski Shoal Light, Twenty-Eight Foot Shoal Light, and Cosgrove Shoal Light.