Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
966 WHUS52 KCHS 141300 SMWCHS AMZ352-372-141500- /O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0042.240514T1300Z-240514T1500Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Charleston SC 900 AM EDT Tue May 14 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... Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA extending from 20 nm to 40 nm... * Until 1100 AM EDT. * At 859 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 9 nm southeast of Hilton Head Reef, or 11 nm west of R7 Tower, moving northeast at 15 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... Betsy Ross Reef... Edisto Offshore Reef... Edisto Sixty Reef... Hunting Island Reef... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3240 8017 3224 7977 3182 8040 3192 8062 TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 219DEG 17KT 3188 8049 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ BSH