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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1122 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 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 1245 PM EDT.

* At 1122 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 22 nm east of Vilano Beach, or 23 nm east
  of Saint Augustine, moving northwest at 20 knots.

  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...
  Dorothy Louise Barge, Palm Valley, Guana River State Park, Saint
  Johns Lighted Buoy, and Jacksonville Beach.

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 3052 8135 3011 8071 2991 8082 2991 8088
      3007 8140 3013 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1522Z 126DEG 22KT 3003 8089

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

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