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Along northeast florida beaches

Northeast Florida Tarballs; Along Northeast Florida Beaches · NOAAORR-7408

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

Northeast Florida Tarballs; along northeast Florida beaches.
along northeast Florida beaches.
1. NOAA was notified of this incident on June 14, 1999, by MSO Jacksonville who requested general information about tarballs to help answer questions being raised by the public and the media. NOAA provided the MSO with weather forecasts and historical wind information for June 11 to 15. On-shore winds had been from the northeast, east, and southeast during this time. Without knowing how long the oil had been in the water or the movement of any potential source, it was not possible to estimate where the oil may have come from. The USCG oversaw cleanup of the impacted areas. The source was never found. USCG district 7. Keyword: tarballs.
2. COMMODITY: TARBALLS.
3. POSITION 29.900N 081.284W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7408: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7408

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  1. On 14 june mso jacksonville notified the noaa ssc that tarballs were showing up along the coast of ne florida1999-06-14 → 1999-06-28
  2. Along northeast florida beaches this message1999-06-14 → 1999-06-28

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