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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
246 PM EDT Wed May 21 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...
  Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60
  NM...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 245 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 nm west of Amelia City to 14 nm west of Talbot
  Island, moving east at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Atlantic Beach, Palm Valley, Jacksonville Beach, Mayport, Talbot
  Island, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy,
  Anna Reef, Amelia City, and Whittakers Snapper Hole 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 3072 8165 3070 8158 3071 8156 3069 8156
      3070 8152 3058 8066 3007 8107 3014 8143
      3022 8147 3034 8148 3038 8151 3044 8149
      3051 8150 3055 8156 3060 8153 3066 8153
      3070 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 277DEG 24KT 3056 8160 3041 8171

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

SHASHY