Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
800 WHUS52 KJAX 182043 SMWJAX AMZ450-452-470-472-182145- /O.NEW.KJAX.MA.W.0199.240918T2043Z-240918T2145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 443 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 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 545 PM EDT. * At 443 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Amelia City, or 38 nm south of St. Simons Island, moving northeast at 25 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... Atlantic Beach, Mayport, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Anna Reef, Amelia City, Buoy Cdh, Talbot Island, Buoy Kby, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, Dungeness, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef, and Jacksonville Beach. 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 3080 8145 3092 8096 3046 8091 3026 8146 3029 8148 3034 8148 3039 8151 3044 8149 3051 8150 3055 8156 3060 8153 3066 8153 3067 8157 TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 245DEG 27KT 3054 8147 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ SHASHY