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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
853 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20
NM...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
* AT 853 PM EDT, A SHOWER PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED 13 NM
EAST OF PALM VALLEY, OR 21 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, MOVING
NORTH AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL
CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* THE SHOWER WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3041 8123 3040 8106 3036 8106 3033 8105
3031 8105 3030 8104 3004 8107 3005 8126
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 183DEG 11KT 3022 8113
WATERSPOUT...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
DUBOIS
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