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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
845 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 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 915 PM EDT.

* At 845 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 11 nm southeast of Jekyll Island, or 15 nm
  southeast of St. Simons Island, moving north at 50 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...
  St Simons Island Village, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, St. Simons
  Island, Jekyll Island, and Buoy F.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for southeastern
Georgia...and the adjacent coastal waters.

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 8134 3130 8133 3129 8134 3129 8133
      3128 8132 3128 8121 3090 8109 3084 8129
      3113 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 159DEG 51KT 3096 8123

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

$$

NELSON