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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 7:37 PM Dec. 29, 2025 – National Weather Service
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... * Until 330 PM EST. * At 237 PM EST, gusty showers were located along a line extending from 9 nm north of Amelia City to 32 nm west of Talbot Island, moving east at 50 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, Mayport, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Amelia City, Buoy Cdh, Jacksonville Beach, Talbot Island, Buoy Kby, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, Dungeness, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, Cumberland Island, Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef, and Palm Valley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. If your vessel is caught offshore, immediately secure for heavy weather. Ensure all crew members are wearing USCG approved Type I life jackets and nonessential crew are below decks. Deploy jack lines and harnesses if available. Check life saving equipment, including batteries on handheld radios, for readiness. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Rip Current Statement
Issued: 5:38 PM Dec. 29, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Duval, Coastal Flagler, Northeast Coastal St. Johns and Southeast Coastal St. Johns Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. &&
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 9:57 AM Dec. 29, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida coastal waters from Fernandina Beach FL to Flagler Beach FL out to 20 NM. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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