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On 14 june mso jacksonville notified the noaa ssc that tarballs were showing up along the coast of ne florida

Ne Fl Tarballs; Fl · Fl · NOAAORR-7407

issued: 1999-06-14 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1999-06-28 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1999-06-28 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 29.900, -81.284
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

NE FL Tarballs; FL.
FL.
1. On 14 June MSO Jacksonville notified the NOAA SSC that tarballs were showing up along the coast of NE Florida. A report containing some general information about tarballs was sent to the MSO at that time to help answer questions that the public or media might have. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: TARBALLS.
3. POSITION 29.900N 081.284W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7407: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7407

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On 14 june mso jacksonville notified the noaa ssc that tarballs were showing up along the coast of ne florida this message1999-06-14 → 1999-06-28
Along northeast florida beaches1999-06-14 → 1999-06-28

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