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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
121 PM EDT Thu Oct 3 2024

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 145 PM EDT.

* At 120 PM EDT, a gusty shower producing waterspouts was located
  over Vilano Beach, or near Saint Augustine. This shower was moving
  southwestward around 5 knots.

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

  SOURCE...Emergency management.

  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, Palm Valley, Jacksonville Beach, Mayport, Saint
  Johns Lighted Buoy, Vilano Beach, South Ponte Vedra Beach, Guana
  River State Park, Saint Augustine, and Saint Augustine Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3039 8151 3043 8131 2991 8114 2991 8128
      2986 8127 2985 8130 2985 8131 2986 8131
      2990 8130 2989 8128 2991 8129 2991 8131
      2987 8131 2985 8132 2983 8136 3010 8141
      3022 8147 3034 8148 3038 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 045DEG 4KT 2998 8132

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

$$

NELSON