Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
326 WHUS52 KJAX 210023 SMWJAX AMZ452-454-210130- /O.NEW.KJAX.MA.W.0136.240721T0023Z-240721T0130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 823 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 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... Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 822 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Saint Augustine to near Palm Coast to 17 nm west of Daytona Beach, 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... Dorothy Louise Barge, Nine Mile Reef, Saint Augustine, Saint Augustine Beach, Crescent Beach, Beverly Beach, Butler Beach, Vilano Beach, Marineland, Big Georges Reef, and Palm Coast. 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. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 2946 8116 2953 8120 2955 8124 2963 8125 2965 8128 2973 8128 2981 8135 2993 8137 3018 8101 2988 8093 2948 8076 TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 233DEG 24KT 2985 8132 2946 8126 2918 8143 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ NELSON