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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1027 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60
  NM...

* Until 1130 AM EDT.

* At 1027 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 39 nm east of Jacksonville Beach, or 45 nm
  northeast of Saint Augustine, moving southeast at 15 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tournament Reef.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately. 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 3036 8079 3054 8067 3044 8038 3033 8036
      3016 8031 3009 8030 3002 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 1427Z 305DEG 13KT 3039 8064

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

$$

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