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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

324 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 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...



* Until 430 PM EDT.



* At 324 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm west of

  Jekyll Island, or 12 nm southwest of St. Simons Island, moving east

  at 10 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...

  St Simons Island Village, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, St. Simons

  Island, Jekyll Island, Saint Andrews Sound, and Buoy F.



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 3130 8142 3128 8138 3130 8137 3130 8131

      3127 8115 3091 8114 3092 8157 3103 8161

      3104 8158 3111 8163 3118 8161 3119 8165

      3123 8166 3128 8157 3121 8149 3130 8147

TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 257DEG 8KT 3102 8154



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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