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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
417 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 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...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.
* AT 417 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 NM NORTH OF
AMELIA CITY, OR 26 NM SOUTH OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND, MOVING EAST AT 10
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...
DUNGENESS, SAINT MARYS ENTRANCE BUOY 16, AND BUOY KBY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED. 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 3084 8152 3084 8125 3068 8128 3069 8143
3064 8144 3065 8148 3066 8148 3068 8146
3069 8146 3068 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 282DEG 8KT 3074 8146
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
DUBOIS
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