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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
728 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...

  FROM COCOA BEACH TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT TO 20 NM.

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 722 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER
35 KNOTS ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MERRITT ISLAND...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS.

*THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE...CROSSING THE INTRACOASTAL
AND NEARSHORE WATERS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS OVER 34 KNOTS AND
LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. SMALL CRAFT...ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDER SAIL...
SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE HARBOR IF POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR CREW
ARE WEARING APPROVED FLOTATION DEVICES DURING THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS.

AS THESE STORMS CROSS THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS AND BARRIER ISLAND
COMMUNITIES...THEN OVER THE ATLANTIC...THEY WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...ROUGH SEAS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND
POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS. TRY TO AVOID THESE STORMS IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU
GET CAUGHT OFFSHORE...MAKE SURE ALL SAFETY GEAR IS AVAILABLE AND
LIFE JACKETS ARE BEING WORN BY YOU AND YOUR CREW.

A WATERSPOUT IS A TORNADO OVER WATER THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS AND EVEN
DEADLY. SMALL CRAFT CAN BE SWAMPED OR OVERTURNED BY A WATERSPOUT.
STAY AWAY FROM THEM AT ALL TIMES.

IF YOU SIGHT A WATERSPOUT...CONTACT THE COAST GUARD VIA MARINE RADIO
OR LOCAL OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

IF A WATERSPOUT APPROACHES YOU ON LAND...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN
THE INTERIOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. WATERSPOUTS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGE AS
THEY COME ASHORE.

LAT...LON 2833 8060 2833 8054 2791 8010 2786 8043
      2800 8053 2801 8052 2809 8058 2812 8058
      2812 8059
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 135DEG 20KT 2813 8059

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