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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
852 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20
NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20
NM...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT.
* AT 852 PM EDT, AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS CENTERED OVER
TALBOT ISLAND, OR 38 NM NORTH OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, MOVING NORTHEAST
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...
MAYPORT, TALBOT ISLAND, BUOY KBY, NASSAU SOUND APPROACH BUOY 6A,
DUNGENESS, SAINT MARYS ENTRANCE BUOY 16, CUMBERLAND ISLAND, AMELIA
CITY, WHITTAKERS SNAPPER HOLE REEF, AND ATLANTIC BEACH.
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 3067 8155 3089 8148
3092 8129 3067 8111 3035 8139 3042 8149
3045 8149 3051 8150 3055 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 216DEG 21KT 3052 8147
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
SHASHY
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