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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

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