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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
757 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20
  NM...
  Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 757 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located near Guana River State Park, or 9 nm north
  of Saint Augustine, moving south at 25 knots.

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

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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...
  Nine Mile Reef, Saint Augustine, Saint Augustine Beach, Crescent
  Beach, Butler Beach, Vilano Beach, Marineland, Big Georges Reef,
  South Ponte Vedra Beach, Guana River State Park, and Palm Coast.

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 2953 8120 2955 8124 3009 8136 3015 8109
      2961 8083 2954 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 344DEG 24KT 3004 8124

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

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