Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
414 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025

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...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 414 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Jekyll Island to 11 nm southwest of St Simons
  Island Village, moving northeast at 20 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...
  St Simons Island Village, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, Jekyll Island,
  Saint Andrews Sound, Buoy F, and St. Simons Island.

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.

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 3121 8135 3122 8110 3095 8124 3093 8159
      3095 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 234DEG 20KT 3110 8138 3101 8152

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

$$

CHANEY