Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
319 WHUS52 KJAX 252237 SMWJAX AMZ450-452-470-472-260000- /O.NEW.KJAX.MA.W.0089.240525T2237Z-240526T0000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 637 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM... Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 637 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 nm southwest of D R H Buoy to near Jacksonville Beach, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Buoy Hlha, Casablanca Reef, High Point, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Buoy F, St Simons Island Village, St. Simons Island, Talbot Island, Saint Andrews Sound, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, Dungeness, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, Navy Drydock, Atlantic Beach, Mayport, Tournament Reef, Anna Reef, Amelia City, Jekyll Island, and Buoy Cdh. 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. && LAT...LON 3123 8085 3111 8028 3063 8043 3003 8028 3024 8147 3051 8150 3055 8156 3129 8141 TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 278DEG 35KT 3122 8105 3030 8130 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ 23