Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
151 PM EDT Tue Jul 22 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 230 PM EDT.

* At 151 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Talbot
  Island to Atlantic Beach. The severe thunderstorms were nearly
  stationary.

  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...
  Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Mayport, Talbot Island, Nassau
  Sound Approach Buoy 6a, and Saint Johns Lighted Buoy.

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.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. 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 3057 8135 3029 8130 3026 8147 3034 8148
      3036 8150 3040 8150 3045 8149 3051 8150
      3052 8152 3058 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 188DEG 4KT 3049 8148 3034 8143

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

$$

CHANEY