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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1026 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60
  NM...
  Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60
  NM...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1025 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from 40 nm
  southeast of Tug Rio Caroni to 43 nm east of Jacksonville Beach,
  moving east at 20 knots.

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

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Tournament Reef.

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 3027 8062 3074 8067 3077 8040 3071 8043
      3063 8043 3057 8041 3049 8040 3026 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 272DEG 21KT 3067 8060 3035 8056

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

$$

ENYEDI