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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
446 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

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

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 445 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from 16 nm east of
  Vilano Beach to 12 nm east of Palm Coast, moving northeast at 45
  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, Dorothy Louise Barge, Nine Mile Reef, Navy
  Drydock, and Big Georges Reef.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for the adjacent
coastal waters.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2948 8071 2946 8110 3012 8128 3041 8039
      3002 8027 2965 8010 2947 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 246DEG 44KT 3002 8100 2955 8098

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

$$

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