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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

706 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 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...



* Until 800 PM EDT.



* At 706 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Mayport, or

  29 nm north of Saint Augustine, moving south at 15 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...

  Atlantic Beach, Palm Valley, Jacksonville Beach, Mayport, Saint

  Johns Lighted Buoy, South Ponte Vedra Beach, and Guana River State

  Park.



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.



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LAT...LON 3045 8147 3045 8109 3004 8099 3000 8139

      3010 8141 3018 8145

TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 345DEG 17KT 3039 8132 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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