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FZUS72 KMLB 211903
MWSMLB
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
303 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
AMZ555-211915-
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303 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 302 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WAS LOCATED OVER FORT PIERCE INLET, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, AND SMALL
HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
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...
MOORINGS OF VERO BEACH, SOUTH BEACH, PEPPER BEACH PARK, FLORALTON
BEACH, AND FORT PIERCE INLET.
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 2762 8023 2752 8003 2745 8005 2738 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 156DEG 9KT 2747 8028
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
HALEY
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