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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
712 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 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...
  Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20
  NM...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 712 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 22 nm northwest of Altamaha Sound to 15 nm northwest
  of Amelia City, moving east at 15 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, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16,
  Cumberland Island, and Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected. 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 3072 8169 3077 8166 3076 8162 3079 8157
      3080 8163 3081 8165 3090 8161 3092 8157
      3094 8159 3130 8142 3128 8138 3130 8133
      3130 8131 3123 8094 3104 8101 3096 8107
      3076 8110 3056 8110 3057 8155 3066 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 261DEG 13KT 3147 8170 3077 8167

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

$$

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