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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
422 PM EDT SAT SEP 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...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.
* AT 422 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 NM
SOUTHWEST OF JEKYLL ISLAND TO 6 NM NORTHWEST OF AMELIA CITY,
MOVING EAST AT 10 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 KBY, DUNGENESS, SAINT MARYS ENTRANCE BUOY 16,
CUMBERLAND ISLAND, AMELIA CITY, AND WHITTAKERS SNAPPER HOLE 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.
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 3092 8157 3093 8158 3101 8119 3056 8117
3059 8153 3066 8153 3068 8160 3077 8161
3079 8157 3079 8161 3089 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 264DEG 10KT 3088 8154 3068 8153
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
CHANEY
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