WHUS52 KMLB 060049 SMWMLB AMZ555-575-060145- /O.NEW.KMLB.MA.W.0017.100206T0049Z-100206T0145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 749 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS... FROM FORT PIERCE INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM. FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET. * UNTIL 845 PM EST * AT 745 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER 35 KNOTS 6 MILES SOUTH OF HUTCHINSON ISLAND SOUTH...OR ABOUT OVER SEWALL'S POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 KNOTS. *THE THUNDERSTORM HAS SHOWN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ROTATION AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && LAT...LON 2729 7913 2711 8016 2725 8021 2726 8020 2727 8021 2733 8023 2747 8029 2791 7938 TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 242DEG 38KT 2726 8014 $$ CRISTALDI