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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
201 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM...
* UNTIL 300 PM EDT.
* AT 201 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 NM WEST OF
SAINT AUGUSTINE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NINE MILE REEF, SAINT AUGUSTINE, SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH, CRESCENT
BEACH, BEVERLY BEACH, BUTLER BEACH, BIG GEORGES REEF, MARINELAND,
AND PALM COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
FLORIDA...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS, SMALL 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.
LAT...LON 2946 8116 2953 8120 2955 8124 2963 8125
2965 8128 2973 8128 2981 8135 2992 8137
2992 8133 2991 8131 2991 8094 2972 8087
2948 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 230DEG 44KT 2985 8151
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS
DUBOIS
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