Special Marine Warning

SMWJAX

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... Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM... Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 815 AM EDT.

* At 713 AM EDT, an area of strong thunderstorms were located just east of Vilano Beach, or near Saint Augustine, moving east at 10 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar. The St Augustine Pier observation showed a gust to 35 knots at 655 AM EDT.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include... Dorothy Louise Barge, Nine Mile Reef, Saint Augustine, Saint Augustine Beach, Crescent Beach, Butler Beach, Vilano Beach, and South Ponte Vedra Beach.