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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
801 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM...
* UNTIL 845 AM EDT.
* AT 800 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED NEAR MARINELAND, OR 7 NM NORTHEAST OF PALM
COAST, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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...
BEVERLY BEACH, MARINELAND, CRESCENT BEACH, AND PALM COAST.
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 2946 8116 2950 8118 2974 8126 2976 8114
2949 8092 2947 8102
TIME...MOT...LOC 1200Z 328DEG 8KT 2964 8116
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
CHANEY
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