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FZUS72 KMLB 211839
MWSMLB
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
239 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
AMZ555-211915-
/O.CON.KMLB.MA.W.0238.000000T0000Z-260821T1915Z/
239 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM...
AT 239 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SAINT LUCIE
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, MOVING NORTH AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 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...
FREDERICK DOUGLASS PARK, FORT PIERCE OCEAN PARK, FORT PIERCE INLET,
PEPPER BEACH PARK, AND SURFSIDE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
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 2734 8029 2762 8023 2752 8003 2733 8007
2726 8014
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 163DEG 9KT 2741 8021
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
HALEY
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