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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
928 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20
NM...
* UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.
* AT 928 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 NM EAST OF
AMELIA CITY, OR 36 NM SOUTH OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND, MOVING WEST 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...
AMELIA CITY, MAYPORT, TALBOT ISLAND, NASSAU SOUND APPROACH BUOY 6A,
WHITTAKERS SNAPPER HOLE REEF, AND SAINT JOHNS LIGHTED BUOY.
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 3060 8153 3066 8153 3066 8154 3069 8155
3067 8123 3065 8111 3041 8107 3035 8149
3038 8151 3044 8149 3051 8150 3055 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 080DEG 18KT 3059 8119
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
ARS
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