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Special Marine Warning
ActiveCoastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM; 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 Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWJAX
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... 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 Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 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 415 PM EDT.
* At 309 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Altamaha Sound to Vilano Beach, moving southeast at 20 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include... Dorothy Louise Barge, Casablanca Reef, Buoy Hlha, High Point, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Buoy F, Vilano Beach, St Simons Island Village, Palm Valley, Nine Mile Reef, Saint Augustine, St. Simons Island, Crescent Beach, Talbot Island, Saint Andrews Sound, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, Dungeness, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, Navy Drydock, and Atlantic Beach.
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