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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
653 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
* AT 652 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 45 NM NORTHEAST OF
ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND LARGE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. LARGE HAIL COULD RESULT IN
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.
WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, LARGE HAIL, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 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.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 2948 8062 2972 8073 2990 8056 2989 8021
2958 8006 2948 8056
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 221DEG 29KT 2974 8033
HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
DUBOIS
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