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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
559 PM EDT THU MAY 29 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...
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 ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60
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 730 PM EDT.
* AT 558 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR JEKYLL
ISLAND TO 12 NM EAST OF MARINELAND, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
CASABLANCA REEF, BUOY HLHA, DOROTHY LOUISE BARGE, HIGH POINT,
NASSAU SOUND APPROACH BUOY 6A, BUOY F, ST SIMONS ISLAND VILLAGE,
NINE MILE REEF, TALBOT ISLAND, SAINT ANDREWS SOUND, SAINT JOHNS
LIGHTED BUOY, DUNGENESS, ST SIMONS SOUND BUOY 9, ATLANTIC BEACH,
MAYPORT, ANNA REEF, AMELIA CITY, JEKYLL ISLAND, BUOY CDH, AND
JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED. 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 3123 8088 2970 8045 2966 8113 3029 8143
3073 8151 3101 8148 3121 8135 3127 8116
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 233DEG 20KT 3104 8136 2972 8099
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
CORLESS
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