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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
729 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 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...
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT.
* AT 729 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 NM NORTHWEST OF ALTAMAHA SOUND TO 6 NM NORTHWEST
OF D R H BUOY, MOVING SOUTH AT 20 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...
ST SIMONS ISLAND VILLAGE, BUOY HLHA, HIGH POINT, ST. SIMONS ISLAND,
SAINT ANDREWS SOUND, BUOY F, ST SIMONS SOUND BUOY 9, AND JEKYLL
ISLAND.
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 3130 8142 3129 8141 3128 8138 3129 8139
3130 8136 3130 8133 3129 8133 3128 8132
3128 8124 3124 8093 3083 8086 3094 8159
3127 8155 3126 8153 3121 8149 3130 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 355DEG 20KT 3143 8144 3139 8105
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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