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Special Marine Warning issued October 9 at 11:57PM EDT until October 10

Affecting Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine 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

In effect until: Oct 10, 2026, 5:00 AM

Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine 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

Likely impact; effects through 5:00 AM.

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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...
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...

* Until 100 AM EDT.

* At 1157 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 nm north of Amelia City to near Talbot Island to
near Palm Valley, moving northeast at 25 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...
Atlantic Beach, High Point, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Buoy F,
Amelia City, Buoy Cdh, Jekyll Island, St Simons Island Village,
Jacksonville Beach, St. Simons Island, Talbot Island, Saint Andrews
Sound, Buoy Kby, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, Dungeness, Saint Marys
Entrance Buoy 16, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, Cumberland Island,
Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef, and Palm Valley.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™