Marine Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
445 FZUS72 KCHS 092023 MWSCHS Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston SC 423 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 AMZ354-092115- /O.CON.KCHS.MA.W.0034.000000T0000Z-240509T2115Z/ 423 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 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 422 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 nm south of Hilton Head Reef to near Tug Rio Apon to Doboy Sound Buoy D, moving southeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 402 PM, a wind gust to 49 knots was observed along the south side of Tybee Island. IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Tug Rio Caroni... Buoy B L... Buoy K C... Doboy Sound Buoy D... Buoy J... K T K Buoy... Sapelo Channelbuoy 3... D U A Buoy... Buoy L... Sailboat Jupiter... Buoy B H... Motherlode Barge... C A T Buoy... 110 Degree Olympic Buoy... Grays Reef Buoy... Tug Rio Apon... C C A Buoy... Altamaha Sound... John Bird... D R H Buoy... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for southeastern Georgia. LAT...LON 3139 8144 3144 8139 3146 8133 3144 8127 3161 8118 3200 8078 3188 8053 3172 8064 3156 8082 3139 8087 3129 8093 3124 8094 3131 8134 3130 8138 3128 8138 3131 8144 TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 296DEG 28KT 3190 8063 3160 8088 3135 8121 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...50KTS $$