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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
621 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

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...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 621 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mayport, or
  30 nm north of Saint Augustine, moving east at 10 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...
  Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Mayport, Nassau Sound Approach
  Buoy 6a, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, and Palm Valley.

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.

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 8149 3047 8149 3051 8126 3023 8123
      3023 8147 3034 8148 3038 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 266DEG 8KT 3037 8153

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

$$

CHANEY