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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
537 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...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 537 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Amelia City,
  or 33 nm south of St. Simons Island, moving east at 15 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...
  Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, Amelia City, Talbot Island, Nassau
  Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef, and
  Dungeness.

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 3073 8161 3079 8111 3061 8110 3057 8110
      3048 8109 3046 8149 3051 8150 3055 8156
      3060 8153 3066 8153 3069 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 271DEG 16KT 3064 8153

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

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