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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

931 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 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 1100 PM EDT.



* At 931 PM EDT, an area of strong thunderstorms was located 12 nm

  north of Amelia City, or 23 nm south of St. Simons Island, moving

  northeast 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...

  St Simons Island Village, High Point, Saint Andrews Sound, Buoy

  Kby, Buoy F, Dungeness, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, St Simons

  Sound Buoy 9, Cumberland Island, Buoy Cdh, Jekyll Island, and St.

  Simons Island.



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 3103 8101 3063 8092 3069 8145 3096 8157

      3113 8144 3122 8122

TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 236DEG 14KT 3078 8137



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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