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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
730 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
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...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM...
WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.
* AT 730 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ATLANTIC BEACH TO NEAR BUTLER BEACH, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS. ADDITIONAL STORMS WERE 55 NM FROM ST
AUGUSTINE BEACH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CASABLANCA REEF, ATLANTIC BEACH, DOROTHY LOUISE BARGE, SAINT
AUGUSTINE BEACH, MAYPORT, NASSAU SOUND APPROACH BUOY 6A, TOURNAMENT
REEF, ANNA REEF, AMELIA CITY, SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH, NINE MILE
REEF, TALBOT ISLAND, SAINT JOHNS LIGHTED BUOY, NAVY DRYDOCK,
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, VILANO BEACH, PALM VALLEY, AND SAINT AUGUSTINE.
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 3065 8110 3059 8070 3057 8041 3049 8040
3009 8030 2989 8021 2990 8057 2974 8124
3062 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 239DEG 23KT 3036 8139 2982 8119
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
SHASHY
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