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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
232 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.
* AT 232 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED OVER JENSEN BEACH, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS,
DAMAGE VESSELS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. MAKE
SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS. 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...
OCEAN BREEZE PARK, WAVELAND, JENSEN BEACH, NETTLES ISLAND, AND
SEWALL'S POINT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
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 2711 8018 2715 8022 2713 8027 2718 8032
2723 8035 2727 8035 2729 8032 2724 8026
2731 8029 2736 8021 2718 8002 2707 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 307DEG 10KT 2726 8023
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
KELLY
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