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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
954 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 1045 PM EDT.
* AT 953 PM EDT, SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM WERE LOCATED OVER
ATLANTIC BEACH, OR 27 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...
ATLANTIC BEACH, JACKSONVILLE BEACH, MAYPORT, TALBOT ISLAND, BUOY
KBY, NASSAU SOUND APPROACH BUOY 6A, SAINT JOHNS LIGHTED BUOY,
DUNGENESS, SAINT MARYS ENTRANCE BUOY 16, CUMBERLAND ISLAND, AMELIA
CITY, AND WHITTAKERS SNAPPER HOLE REEF.
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 3087 8148 3075 8110 3073 8109 3069 8109
3023 8130 3029 8148 3034 8148 3038 8151
3044 8149 3052 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 206DEG 19KT 3034 8140
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
SHASHY
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