Special Marine Warning
Special Marine Warning issued March 12 at 3:16AM CDT until March 12 at 4:45AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near Fort Walton Beach (approximately 21 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 108.8K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a weather event classified as medium severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "medium" severity with a severity value of 50. The computed Calamity Score is 43 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), population (70), intensity (35). Data for this event was sourced from noaa, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
United States has a documented history of weather events. Monitoring for weather events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Severity Value | 50 |
| Calamity Score | 43 / 100 |
| Confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 30.2774, -86.4700 |
| Nearest City | Fort Walton Beach (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 108.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-12T08:16:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound; Western Choctawhatchee Bay; Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay; Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM; Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 12 at 3:16AM CDT until March 12 at 4:45AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL |
| Expires | 2026-03-12T04:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mobile AL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | N |
| Iem Magnitude | 45 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Milton Near Whitin |
| Iem County | Santa Rosa |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | MOB |
| Iem Remark | AWOS station KNSE at Whiting Fld NAS gusted to 45 mph. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_N_30.480_-87.180_1773301320000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773301320000,"latitude":30.48,"longitude":-87.18},{"id":"iem_N_30.500_-86.950_1773302640000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773302640000,"latitude":30.5,"longitude":-86.95},{"id":"iem_N_30.730_-87.020_1773301080000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773301080000,"latitude":30.73,"longitude":-87.02}] |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Fort Walton Beach (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.