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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
738 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

AMZ452-454-260015-
/O.CON.KJAX.MA.W.0090.000000T0000Z-240526T0015Z/
738 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

For the following areas...
Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM...
Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM...

At 738 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts
was located near Palm Valley, or 16 nm north of Saint Augustine,
moving southeast at 15 knots.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Dorothy Louise Barge, Palm Valley, Nine Mile Reef, Vilano Beach,
South Ponte Vedra Beach, Guana River State Park, Jacksonville Beach,
and Saint Augustine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. If your vessel is
caught offshore, immediately secure for heavy weather. Ensure all
crew members are wearing USCG approved Type I life jackets and
nonessential crew are below decks. Deploy jack lines and harnesses if
available. Check life saving equipment, including batteries on
handheld radios, for readiness.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately. If your vessel is caught offshore, immediately secure
for heavy weather. Ensure all crew members are wearing USCG approved
Type I life jackets and nonessential crew are below decks. Deploy
jack lines and harnesses if available. Check life saving equipment,
including batteries on handheld radios, for readiness.

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LAT...LON 3030 8139 3014 8100 2997 8094 2982 8093
      2994 8138 3010 8141 3014 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 307DEG 16KT 3017 8127

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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