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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
735 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-280100-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT TO 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-
735 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006

..A SQUALL LINE CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE LOCAL WATERS...

AT 730 PM EDT...THE LEADING EDGE OF A SQUALL LINE EXTENDS FROM
JESUP THROUGH WAYCROSS AND HOMERVILLE TO JASPER AND WILL SWEEP
EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS AND INLAND
WATERWAYS TONIGHT...INCLUDING THE ST JOHNS RIVER. WINDS AHEAD OF THE
SQUALL LINE WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
INLAND WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH. THE SQUALL LINE SHOULD TRANSIT THE
AREA BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM WITH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF 60 KNOTS
POSSIBLE.

ONCE AGAIN THIS WILL INCLUDE THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE DOWNTOWN WATERS.  THE STORMS WILL BEGIN IN THE DOWNTOWN
AREA BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM EDT AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH 1 AM EDT.

MARINERS SHOULD MAKE FOR SAFE HARBOR IF POSSIBLE OR PREPARE
YOUR VESSEL FOR HEAVY WEATHER IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE.  ENSURE
THAT EACH MEMBER OF YOUR CREW HAS A COAST GUARD APPROVED PERSONAL
FLOTATION DEVICE AVAILABLE TO THEM. MOORING LINES SHOULD BE CHECKED
AND IF NECESSARY DOUBLED.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE MARINE COMMUNITY
AND MARINE INTERESTS IN NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD
PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVERNIGHT.

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SANDRIK

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