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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
607 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
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...
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT.
* AT 606 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 15 NM
NORTHEAST OF ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEVERLY BEACH, BIG GEORGES REEF, MARINELAND, CRESCENT BEACH, AND
PALM COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL STORMS PASS.
WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, SMALL HAIL, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. 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 2948 8071 2946 8114 2972 8125 2991 8086
2989 8021 2965 8010 2947 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 207DEG 22KT 2947 8080
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
DUBOIS
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