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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

$$

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