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Special Marine Warning issued September 6 at 5:36PM EDT until September 6

Affecting Lake Okeechobee

In effect until: Sep 6, 2026, 10:15 PM

Lake Okeechobee

Likely impact; effects through 10:15 PM.

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The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Lake Okeechobee...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 536 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
waterspouts was located over Calusa, moving southeast at 10 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...
Canal Point, Liberty Point, Sand Cut, Pahokee, Calusa, Moore Haven,
Buckhead Ridge, and Clewiston.

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Special Marine Warning issued September 6 at 5:36PM EDT until September 6

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