Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
235 WHUS52 KCHS 191750 SMWCHS AMZ352-191945- /O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0052.240519T1750Z-240519T1945Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Charleston SC 150 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024 The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 nm... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 150 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fripp Inlet Buoy, moving southeast at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 35 knots or greater and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Port Royal Sound... Whitewater Reef... Beaufort 45 Feet Reef... Saint Helena Sound... Hunting Island Reef... Betsy Ross Reef... Fripp Island Reef... Fish America... Pelican Bank... Edisto Sixty Reef... Hilton Head Reef... Gaskin Banks... General Gordon... Fripp Island Wreck... Gaskins Bank Wreck... Calibogue Sound... Fripp Inlet Buoy... Savannah River Entrance... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 3215 8086 3216 8078 3225 8069 3232 8067 3232 8064 3229 8061 3234 8048 3248 8051 3256 8040 3253 8033 3249 8031 3248 8033 3229 7991 3222 8010 3204 8025 3194 8047 3188 8052 3207 8095 TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 314DEG 17KT 3236 8056 HAIL...>.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ NED