967
FZUS72 KMLB 202118
MWSMLB
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
518 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2026
AMZ555-575-202230-
/O.CON.KMLB.MA.W.0131.000000T0000Z-260620T2230Z/
518 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM...
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM...
AT 518 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 15 NM EAST OF SAINT LUCIE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TO PORT
SALERNO, MOVING EAST AT 5 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON
BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS. RETURN TO SAFE HARBOR IF
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORT SALERNO, HOBE SOUND WILDLIFE REFUGE, SEWALL'S POINT, HOBE SOUND,
AND HOBE SOUND BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
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 2697 8011 2711 8018 2715 8022 2713 8027
2723 8035 2728 8035 2729 8033 2724 8026
2732 8030 2740 8023 2754 7997 2754 7958
2697 7973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 283DEG 7KT 2744 7997 2714 8017
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS
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