NWS Jacksonville FLMA.W 0234October 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM and Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
The National Weather Service office in Jacksonville issued a special marine warning for Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM and Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 2:45 p.m. local time on October 2. It was the 234th special marine warning the NWS office in Jacksonville issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Jacksonville FL
- Area
- Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM and Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:41 p.m. EDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 2:45 p.m. EDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KJAX MA.W 0234
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
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... Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 245 PM EDT. * At 140 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 21 nm southeast of Jekyll Island, or 25 nm southeast of St. Simons Island, moving north at 20 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... Buoy Hlha, High Point, Buoy F, Buoy Cdh, Jekyll Island, St Simons Island Village, St. Simons Island, Saint Andrews Sound, Buoy Kby, Dungeness, Saint Marys Entrance Buoy 16, St Simons Sound Buoy 9, and Cumberland Island.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.