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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
600 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

AMZ354-374-242230-
/O.CON.KCHS.MA.W.0062.000000T0000Z-240524T2230Z/
600 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

For the following areas...
Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm ...
including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary...
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 nm to
60 nm...

At 600 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near C C A Buoy to St Catherines Buoy 3,
moving south at 20 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 35 knots or greater and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Buoy B L...                       Sayler Barge...
Buoy K C...                       Buoy J...
K T K Buoy...                     Tug Senasqua...
D U A Buoy...                     Latex Barge...
Buoy L...                         Sailboat Jupiter...
Motherlode Barge...               C A T Buoy...
110 Degree Olympic Buoy...        Tug Rio Apon...
C C A Buoy...                     Saint Catherines Sound...
Ossabaw Sound...                  Sapelo Buoy S...
Steel Barge Modena...             Dredge Henry...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 3174 8116 3200 8080 3178 8031 3142 8097
      3170 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 342DEG 18KT 3178 8072 3170 8103

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

NED