Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued June 8 at 2:36PM EDT until June 8 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2025 - 11:36am
Expires:
June 8, 2025 - 12:30pm
Description:
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...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 236 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 11 nm west of
Jekyll Island, or 12 nm west of St. Simons Island, moving east at
25 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
St Simons Island Village, High Point, St. Simons Island, Saint
Andrews Sound, Buoy F, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, Cumberland Island,
Jekyll Island, and Buoy Cdh.
Instruction:
Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.
Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather
Service.
Area Description:
Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Jacksonville FL