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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
500 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20
  NM...
  Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 500 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 11 nm southwest of Saint Augustine to 20 nm
  southwest of Palm Coast, moving northeast at 30 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Dorothy Louise Barge, Nine Mile Reef, Saint Augustine, Saint
  Augustine Beach, Crescent Beach, Beverly Beach, Butler Beach,
  Vilano Beach, Big Georges Reef, Marineland, and Palm Coast.

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 2953 8120 2955 8124 2963 8125 2965 8128
      2973 8128 2981 8135 2996 8138 3026 8103
      2988 8093 2963 8083 2946 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 230DEG 30KT 2978 8149 2931 8151

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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