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SMWJAX
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
116 PM EDT WED AUG 12 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...
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE 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...
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.
* AT 116 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM AMELIA CITY TO NEAR GUANA RIVER STATE PARK, 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...
DOROTHY LOUISE BARGE, CASABLANCA REEF, ATLANTIC BEACH, MAYPORT,
NASSAU SOUND APPROACH BUOY 6A, ANNA REEF, VILANO BEACH, AMELIA
CITY, SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH, PALM VALLEY, JACKSONVILLE BEACH,
TALBOT ISLAND, BUOY KBY, SAINT JOHNS LIGHTED BUOY, DUNGENESS, SAINT
MARYS ENTRANCE BUOY 16, WHITTAKERS SNAPPER HOLE REEF, GUANA RIVER
STATE PARK, AND SAINT AUGUSTINE.
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 3082 8152 3073 8079 2990 8072 2991 8128
2989 8127 2989 8130 2990 8130 2990 8129
2991 8131 2989 8131 2989 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 271DEG 18KT 3059 8143 3010 8132
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
HESS
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