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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1113 AM EDT Sun Aug 25 2024

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...
  Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20
  NM...

* Until 1215 PM EDT.

* At 1112 AM EDT, a pilot reported a waterspout north of Craig
  Airfield. Additonal showers possibly producing waterspouts were
  located along a line extending from 12 nm southeast of Jekyll
  Island to 9 nm east of Atlantic Beach. The showers were nearly
  stationary.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Pilot.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can create locally hazardous seas. Small
           craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Atlantic Beach, High Point, Mayport, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a,
  Buoy F, Amelia City, Jekyll Island, Buoy Cdh, Palm Valley,
  Jacksonville Beach, Talbot Island, Saint Andrews Sound, Buoy Kby,
  Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, Dungeness, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16,
  St Simons Sound Buoy 9, Cumberland Island, and Whittakers Snapper
  Hole Reef.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous
seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3111 8162 3111 8107 3022 8117 3012 8142
      3022 8147 3034 8148 3038 8151 3044 8149
      3051 8150 3055 8156 3066 8153 3068 8160
      3077 8160 3079 8157 3079 8161 3089 8161
      3092 8157 3095 8161 3103 8162 3104 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 047DEG 5KT 3097 8119 3036 8123

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

$$

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