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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
339 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 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...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 339 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 7 nm west of St. Simons Island. The severe
  thunderstorm was 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...
  St Simons Island Village, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, St. Simons
  Island, Jekyll Island, and Saint Andrews Sound.

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 3130 8141 3129 8141 3129 8139 3128 8138
      3130 8138 3130 8134 3128 8132 3128 8121
      3092 8130 3104 8158 3107 8160 3127 8157
      3127 8154 3121 8149 3130 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 344DEG 3KT 3121 8153

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

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