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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
249 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 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 345 PM EDT.

* At 248 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 nm northwest of
  Amelia City, or 32 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...
  High Point, Buoy F, Amelia City, Jekyll Island, Buoy Cdh, St Simons
  Island Village, St. Simons Island, Saint Andrews Sound, Buoy Kby,
  Dungeness, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, St Simons Sound Buoy 9,
  Cumberland Island, and Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef.

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.

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LAT...LON 3084 8169 3092 8157 3095 8161 3128 8135
      3129 8133 3128 8132 3128 8121 3090 8107
      3076 8110 3063 8110 3055 8156 3060 8153
      3066 8153 3072 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 245DEG 23KT 3066 8160

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

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