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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
302 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
* UNTIL 430 AM EDT.
* AT 302 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED 45 NM EAST OF TALBOT ISLAND, OR 48 NM SOUTH
OF R2 TOWER, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, AND SMALL
HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3025 8055 3059 8064 3057 8041 3049 8040
3039 8037 3023 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0702Z 320DEG 13KT 3057 8057
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
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