443  
WHUS52 KMLB 172259  
SMWMLB  
AMZ555-180000-  
/O.NEW.KMLB.MA.W.0175.260717T2259Z-260718T0000Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
659 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM...  
 
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 659 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SEWALL'S POINT TO NEAR SAINT LUCIE NUCLEAR  
POWER PLANT, MOVING NORTH AT 5 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER  
WAVES, LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON  
BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS. RETURN TO SAFE HARBOR IF  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WAVELAND, NETTLES ISLAND, SAINT LUCIE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT,  
HUTCHINSON ISLAND SOUTH, AND FREDERICK DOUGLASS PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 
FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF  
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK AND, IF POSSIBLE, AVOID  
UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE BEYOND 10  
MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2752 8038 2765 8014 2718 7994 2716 8023  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 177DEG 7KT 2724 8019 2739 8024  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
LAW  
 
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