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WHUS52 KJAX 201940
SMWJAX
AMZ452-202045-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
340 PM EDT MON JUL 20 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...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.
* AT 340 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 NM WEST OF
MAYPORT, OR 32 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, MOVING NORTH AT 25
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...
AMELIA CITY AND TALBOT ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES. 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 3070 8152 3069 8152 3070 8150 3069 8146
3070 8146 3070 8143 3069 8142 3068 8133
3030 8147 3034 8148 3038 8151 3044 8149
3051 8150 3055 8156 3060 8153 3066 8153
3069 8160 3069 8162
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 180DEG 26KT 3038 8159
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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