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Special Marine Warning issued October 2 at 1:24PM EDT until October 2

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

In effect until: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 PM

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

Likely impact; effects through 6:30 PM.

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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...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 123 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Jacksonville
Beach, or 21 nm north of Saint Augustine, moving north 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...
Atlantic Beach, Palm Valley, Jacksonville Beach, Mayport, Talbot
Island, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy,
Amelia City, and Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef.

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Special Marine Warning issued October 2 at 1:24PM EDT until October 2

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