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FZUS72 KMLB 182217
MWSMLB
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
617 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
AMZ550-182315-
617 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM...
AT 616 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA TO 6 NM
SOUTHWEST OF PORT ORANGE, MOVING EAST AT 20 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 THESE STORMS PASS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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 2942 8113 2943 8110 2944 8111 2943 8112
2945 8111 2945 8112 2946 8113 2947 8104
2948 8075 2929 8066 2907 8051 2900 8094
2938 8113
LAW
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