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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
216 PM EDT MON MAR 16 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...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM...
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60
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 345 PM EDT.
* AT 216 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 17 NM SOUTHEAST OF JEKYLL ISLAND TO 12 NM SOUTHWEST
OF PALM COAST, MOVING EAST AT 50 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CASABLANCA REEF, BUOY HLHA, DOROTHY LOUISE BARGE, HIGH POINT,
NASSAU SOUND APPROACH BUOY 6A, BUOY F, TOURNAMENT REEF, ANNA REEF,
BUOY CDH, ST SIMONS ISLAND VILLAGE, NINE MILE REEF, SAINT ANDREWS
SOUND, BUOY KBY, SAINT JOHNS LIGHTED BUOY, ST SIMONS SOUND BUOY 9,
SAINT MARYS ENTRANCE BUOY 16, NAVY DRYDOCK, BIG GEORGES REEF,
WHITTAKERS SNAPPER HOLE REEF, AND ST. SIMONS ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
FLORIDA...SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, SMALL HAIL, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. 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 2947 8111 3012 8136 3094 8145 3130 8134
3128 8132 3112 8030 3101 8030 3071 8043
3049 8040 3002 8027 2965 8010 2947 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 250DEG 51KT 3087 8115 2941 8143
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
DUBOIS
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