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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
321 AM EDT Mon May 12 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...
  Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20
  NM...

* Until 415 AM EDT.

* At 321 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 10 nm east of Talbot Island, or 35 nm north
  of Saint Augustine, moving north at 15 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots.

  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...
  Buoy Cdh, Buoy Kby, and Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef.

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 3042 8116 3042 8131 3051 8136 3083 8141
      3086 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 174DEG 16KT 3048 8125

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

SHASHY