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FZUS72 KMLB 241917
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
317 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
AMZ550-552-570-572-242045-
317 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OFFSHORE OF VOLUSIA COUNTY
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM...
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM...
VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM...
VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM...
AT 315 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED 10 NM EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, OR 11 NM EAST OF SOUTH
DAYTONA, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS, AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE
WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED WHEN THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM
REACHES THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR
SHORE BEFORE THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM ARRIVES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK AND, IF POSSIBLE, AVOID
UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE BEYOND 10
MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 2943 7995 2901 7967 2865 7955 2871 8086
2881 8089 2884 8085 2938 8113
HEIL
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