873 WHUS52 KJAX 271901 SMWJAX AMZ450-452-470-472-272000- /O.NEW.KJAX.MA.W.0003.260227T1901Z-260227T2000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 201 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 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 300 PM EST. * At 200 PM EST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm northwest of Amelia City to 20 nm west of Talbot Island, moving east at 35 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, Mayport, Talbot Island, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Saint Johns Lighted Buoy, Dungeness, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, Amelia City, and Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef. 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. && LAT...LON 3076 8160 3077 8076 3032 8104 3034 8148 3038 8151 3044 8149 3051 8150 3055 8156 3060 8153 3066 8153 3070 8164 TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 267DEG 34KT 3072 8157 3040 8182 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ SHASHY  013 FZUS72 KJAX 271939 MWSJAX Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 239 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 AMZ450-452-470-472-272000- /O.CON.KJAX.MA.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260227T2000Z/ 239 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST... For the following areas... Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM... Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM... At 239 PM EST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 16 nm northeast of Amelia City to near Mayport, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Mayport, Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6a, Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef, and Saint Johns Lighted Buoy. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. If your vessel is caught offshore, immediately secure for heavy weather. Ensure all crew members are wearing USCG approved Type I life jackets and nonessential crew are below decks. Deploy jack lines and harnesses if available. Check life saving equipment, including batteries on handheld radios, for readiness. && LAT...LON 3076 8131 3077 8076 3032 8104 3038 8145 TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 265DEG 36KT 3075 8119 3042 8137 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ SHASHY  706 WHUS52 KJAX 271950 SMWJAX AMZ450-452-470-472-272045- /O.NEW.KJAX.MA.W.0004.260227T1950Z-260227T2045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 250 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 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 345 PM EST. * At 249 PM EST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 19 nm northeast of Amelia City to 12 nm east of Talbot Island, moving east at 30 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... Anna Reef and Whittakers Snapper Hole Reef. 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. && LAT...LON 3036 8053 3047 8126 3080 8118 3089 8037 TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 271DEG 30KT 3076 8114 3052 8121 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ SHASHY  129 FZUS72 KTBW 271952 MWSTBW Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 252 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 GMZ830-850-853-870-873-272115- 252 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS... The areas affected include... Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM... Tampa Bay waters... Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM... At 251 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. This thunderstorm was located 48 nm west of Indian Rocks Beach, moving northeast at 30 knots. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 30 knots, locally higher waves, and lightning strikes. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes. && LAT...LON 2828 8378 2869 8290 2821 8270 2816 8273 2808 8272 2804 8263 2796 8260 2743 8366 2784 8377 $$ TBW