Marine Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
187 FZUS72 KCHS 191939 MWSCHS Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston SC 339 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024 AMZ354-192000- /O.CON.KCHS.MA.W.0053.000000T0000Z-240519T2000Z/ 339 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT... For the following areas... Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm ... including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary... At 339 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 nm northwest of Wassaw Sound Buoy to Savannah River Entrance, moving southeast at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots and large hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds and hail. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Motherlode Barge... Buoy K C... Ossabaw Sound... Savannah Buoy... Wassaw Sound Buoy... Channel Buoy 5... Sea Buoy 2w... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 3198 8089 3203 8086 3203 8085 3189 8055 3179 8104 3182 8107 TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 316DEG 22KT 3205 8117 3205 8087 HAIL...>.75IN WIND...50KTS $$