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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
525 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 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...
  Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM...
  Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60
  NM...
  Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 525 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 nm east of Palm Valley to near Palm Coast, moving
  east 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...
  Casablanca Reef, Dorothy Louise Barge, Nine Mile Reef, Crescent
  Beach, Beverly Beach, Marineland, Big Georges Reef, Saint Augustine
  Beach, Butler Beach, 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.

&&

LAT...LON 2947 8114 2954 8118 2956 8122 2957 8122
      2974 8125 3025 8132 3037 8075 2949 8072
      2947 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 263DEG 19KT 3018 8124 2949 8122

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

$$

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