Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
150 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Charleston Harbor...
  Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20
  nm...

* Until 345 AM EDT.

* At 149 AM EDT, a shower was located near N. Edisto Nearshore Reef,
  moving east at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 35 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar. At 138 AM EDT, the Weatherflow site at the Folly
           Beach County Park measured a 41 knot wind gust.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Capers Island Buoy...             Joe Shuford Reef...
  Capers Reef...                    Bulls Bay...
  Castle Pinkney...                 Crab Bank...
  Charleston Harbor Entrance...     Bull Breakers...
  Charleston Nearshore Reef...      Cape Romain Reef...
  Air Force Reef...                 Jimmy Leland Tug...
  Lowcountry Anglers...             Kiawah Reef...
  South Santee River Entrance...    Hector Reef...
  N. Edisto Nearshore Reef...       Charleston Coastal Anglers...
  Wappoo Cut...                     Charleston Sixty...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather
Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3312 7927 3295 7893 3272 7918 3267 7934
      3229 7989 3249 8034 3258 8023 3264 8002
      3270 7992 3273 7992 3277 7999 3284 7996
      3285 7993 3279 7984 3283 7976 3291 7964
      3297 7965 3306 7956 3303 7940 3311 7936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0549Z 255DEG 23KT 3258 8006

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

BSH