Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
332 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 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 430 PM EDT.

* At 332 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 13 nm northwest of
  Amelia City, or 32 nm southwest of St. Simons Island, moving east
  at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Buoy Kby, Dungeness, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, Cumberland
  Island, Amelia City, Buoy Cdh, 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.

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 3078 8169 3076 8162 3079 8157 3080 8163
      3082 8168 3083 8164 3091 8107 3076 8110
      3070 8109 3060 8110 3050 8108 3052 8151
      3055 8156 3060 8153 3066 8153 3072 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 274DEG 25KT 3071 8169

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

KB


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