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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

515 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 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 615 PM EDT.



* At 515 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 7 nm northwest of St. Simons Island to near Jekyll

  Island, moving northeast 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...

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

  Island, Jekyll Island, 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 3129 8141 3128 8138 3129 8139

      3130 8136 3130 8133 3129 8133 3128 8132

      3128 8124 3126 8107 3114 8106 3097 8153

      3126 8153 3121 8149 3130 8147

TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 227DEG 18KT 3126 8149 3108 8149



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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