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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