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WHUS52 KJAX 282048
SMWJAX
AMZ450-282145-
/O.NEW.KJAX.MA.W.0075.250528T2048Z-250528T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
448 PM EDT WED MAY 28 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 545 PM EDT.
* AT 448 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 16 NM NORTHWEST OF
AMELIA CITY, OR 24 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND, 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...
DUNGENESS, SAINT MARYS ENTRANCE BUOY 16, CUMBERLAND ISLAND, HIGH
POINT, AND BUOY KBY.
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.
LAT...LON 3084 8169 3091 8158 3093 8120 3067 8121
3073 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 278DEG 15KT 3082 8162
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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