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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
231 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...
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.
* AT 230 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ALTAMAHA SOUND TO 8 NM NORTH OF AMELIA CITY,
MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST SIMONS ISLAND VILLAGE, BUOY HLHA, HIGH POINT, ST. SIMONS ISLAND,
SAINT ANDREWS SOUND, BUOY KBY, BUOY F, ST SIMONS SOUND BUOY 9,
CUMBERLAND ISLAND, BUOY CDH, AND JEKYLL ISLAND.
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 3129 8140 3128 8138 3129 8139 3130 8134
3130 8131 3123 8086 3070 8079 3077 8161
3079 8157 3080 8164 3088 8163 3092 8157
3096 8163 3102 8162 3104 8158 3109 8162
3129 8160 3127 8154 3121 8149 3130 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 289DEG 24KT 3128 8139 3072 8141
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
HESS
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