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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
240 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 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...
  Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20
  nm...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 239 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located over Saint Helena Sound, moving east at 30
  knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 35 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  N. Edisto Nearshore Reef...       Saint Helena Sound...
  Fripp Inlet Buoy...               Pelican Bank...
  Edisto Sixty Reef...              Kiawah Reef...
  Deveaux Bank...                   Edisto Forty Reef...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3248 7977 3235 7980 3231 7986 3228 7997
      3225 8002 3233 8052 3234 8048 3247 8051
      3249 8053 3254 8052 3254 8047 3252 8045
      3256 8036 3252 8033 3258 8023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 279DEG 28KT 3244 8045

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

$$

JRL
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