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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
333 PM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20
  NM...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 333 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 10 nm north of
  Amelia City, or 25 nm south of St. Simons Island, moving northeast
  at 20 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  High Point, Saint Andrews Sound, Buoy Kby, Dungeness, Saint Marys
  Entrance Buoy 16, Cumberland Island, and Buoy Cdh.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. If your vessel is
caught offshore, immediately secure for heavy weather. Ensure all
crew members are wearing USCG approved Type I life jackets and
nonessential crew are below decks. Deploy jack lines and harnesses if
available. Check life saving equipment, including batteries on
handheld radios, for readiness.

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LAT...LON 3102 8136 3090 8107 3084 8108 3068 8146
      3069 8146 3068 8147 3067 8149 3086 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 237DEG 18KT 3076 8147

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

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