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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
644 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...
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT.
* AT 644 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JEKYLL
ISLAND, OR 9 NM SOUTH OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
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, ST. SIMONS ISLAND, SAINT
ANDREWS SOUND, BUOY F, ST SIMONS SOUND BUOY 9, JEKYLL ISLAND, AND
BUOY CDH.
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 3130 8137
3129 8136 3130 8135 3130 8133 3129 8133
3128 8132 3128 8124 3122 8085 3070 8102
3103 8161 3104 8158 3109 8162 3128 8158
3127 8154 3121 8149 3130 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 219DEG 32KT 3102 8141
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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