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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
517 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

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...
  Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60
  NM...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 517 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 10 nm south of
  Jekyll Island, or 16 nm south of St. Simons Island, moving east at
  25 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...
  Buoy Hlha, 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3101 8141 3099 8077 3060 8077 3068 8125
      3069 8142 3067 8143 3068 8146 3069 8146
      3068 8147 3068 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 282DEG 23KT 3090 8135

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

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