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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
931 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...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.
* AT 931 PM EDT, GUSTY SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
JEKYLL ISLAND, OR 12 NM SOUTH OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
ST SIMONS ISLAND VILLAGE, HIGH POINT, ST. SIMONS ISLAND, SAINT
ANDREWS SOUND, BUOY F, ST SIMONS SOUND BUOY 9, JEKYLL ISLAND, AND
BUOY CDH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED. 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 3130 8134 3129 8134 3129 8133 3128 8132
3128 8124 3124 8094 3119 8094 3108 8098
3098 8105 3096 8107 3091 8107 3076 8115
3089 8155 3128 8137
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 213DEG 30KT 3097 8134
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
SHASHY
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