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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
395 WHUS52 KJAX 281900 SMWJAX AMZ450-452-470-472-282030- /O.NEW.KJAX.MA.W.0112.240628T1900Z-240628T2030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 300 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 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... Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM... Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 259 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 35 nm west of Jekyll Island to Atlantic Beach, moving northeast at 20 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, Atlantic Beach, High Point, Mayport, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Buoy F, Amelia City, Jekyll Island, Buoy Cdh, St Simons Island Village, Jacksonville Beach, St. Simons Island, Talbot Island, Saint Andrews Sound, Buoy Kby, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, Dungeness, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, and Cumberland Island. 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 3130 8142 3128 8138 3130 8137 3130 8133 3129 8133 3128 8132 3124 8094 3055 8073 3025 8146 3034 8148 3038 8151 3044 8149 3051 8150 3055 8156 3060 8153 3066 8153 3072 8169 TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 238DEG 19KT 3106 8210 3035 8145 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ CRUZ