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 +1 more

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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 145 AM EDT. * At 1252 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located 21 nm south of Tug Rio Caroni, or 26 nm southeast of St. Simons Island, moving north at 20 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. 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... Buoy Hlha, Atlantic Beach, High Point, Mayport, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Buoy F, Buoy Cdh, Jekyll Island, St Simons Island Village, Jacksonville Beach, St. Simons Island, Saint Andrews Sound, Buoy Kby, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, Cumberland Island, Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef, and Palm Valley.