Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
617 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 715 PM EDT.

* At 617 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 nm southwest of Edisto Sixty Reef to near Hunting
  Island Reef, moving southeast at 5 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 35 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Hunting Island Reef...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3226 8000 3223 8006 3222 8010 3219 8013
      3215 8015 3208 8020 3200 8031 3200 8033
      3219 8044 3238 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 335DEG 7KT 3228 8021 3218 8035

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

$$