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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
248 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 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 345 PM EDT.

* At 248 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 11 nm southwest of
  Jekyll Island, or 17 nm southwest of St. Simons Island, moving
  northeast at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Cumberland Island, High Point, Jekyll Island, and Saint Andrews
  Sound.

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 this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 3104 8159 3104 8158 3110 8132 3097 8116
      3079 8138 3079 8154 3091 8159 3092 8157
      3095 8160 3102 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 234DEG 24KT 3091 8153

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

CHANEY