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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
935 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 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 1000 PM EDT.
* AT 935 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 30 NM EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH TO 36 NM EAST OF
ATLANTIC BEACH, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
TOURNAMENT REEF AND CASABLANCA REEF.
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 3039 8041 3018 8060 3017 8101 3042 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 286DEG 18KT 3036 8082 3036 8071
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
CHANEY
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