WHUS52 KJAX 112354

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

754 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026



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...

  Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60

  NM...



* Until 900 PM EDT.



* At 754 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from near Jekyll Island to 11 nm south of St Simons

  Island Village to 20 nm southeast of St. Simons Island, 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...

  Buoy Hlha, High Point, Cumberland Island, Buoy Cdh, Jekyll Island,

  and Saint Andrews Sound.



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 3098 8087 3082 8068 3070 8071 3082 8153

      3095 8153 3111 8150

TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 286DEG 21KT 3104 8144 3096 8132 3088 8120



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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