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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
334 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
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 430 PM EDT.
* AT 334 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM SOUTHEAST OF TUG RIO CARONI TO 22 NM EAST OF
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR AND OBSERVATIONS.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CASABLANCA REEF, BUOY HLHA, DOROTHY LOUISE BARGE, BEVERLY BEACH,
TOURNAMENT REEF, ANNA REEF, NINE MILE REEF, SAINT JOHNS LIGHTED
BUOY, NAVY DRYDOCK, BIG GEORGES REEF, MARINELAND, SAINT AUGUSTINE
BEACH, CRESCENT BEACH, ATLANTIC BEACH, SAINT AUGUSTINE, 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 THESE STORMS PASS.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS, 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 2948 8071 2946 8116 3033 8140 3065 8110
3092 8107 3122 8093 3123 8085 3111 8028
3071 8043 3049 8040 3002 8027 2947 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 240DEG 58KT 3096 8080 3035 8097
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS
DUBOIS
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