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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
401 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 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...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.
* AT 401 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED 11 NM SOUTH OF JEKYLL ISLAND, OR 17 NM
SOUTH OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIGH POINT, BUOY F, BUOY CDH, JEKYLL ISLAND, ST SIMONS ISLAND
VILLAGE, SAINT ANDREWS SOUND, BUOY KBY, DUNGENESS, SAINT MARYS
ENTRANCE BUOY 16, ST SIMONS SOUND BUOY 9, CUMBERLAND ISLAND,
WHITTAKERS SNAPPER HOLE REEF, AND ST. SIMONS ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY. 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 3085 8108 3076 8110 3071 8109 3059 8111
3061 8153 3066 8153 3067 8157 3112 8155
3125 8106
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 224DEG 17KT 3088 8141
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
DUBOIS
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