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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
637 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20
  NM...
  Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60
  NM...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 637 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 18 nm west of St. Simons Island to 11 nm southwest
  of Jekyll Island to near Amelia City, moving northeast at 25 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...
  Buoy Hlha, High Point, Buoy F, Jekyll Island, Buoy Cdh, St Simons
  Island Village, St. Simons Island, Saint Andrews Sound, Buoy Kby,
  Dungeness, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16,
  and Cumberland Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected. 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 3128 8132 3128 8124 3123 8091 3064 8106
      3068 8125 3069 8147 3086 8148 3110 8145
      3130 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 218DEG 25KT 3111 8174 3090 8152 3062 8136

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

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