Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
376 WHUS52 KCHS 101303 SMWCHS AMZ354-374-101500- /O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0038.240510T1303Z-240510T1500Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Charleston SC 903 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 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... * Until 1100 AM EDT. * At 902 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 24 nm west of St. Simons Island to 12 nm west of Jekyll Island to 12 nm northwest of Amelia City, moving east at 55 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Saint Catherines Sound... Tug Rio Caroni... Buoy B L... Doboy Sound Buoy D... Buoy J... John Bird... D R H Buoy... K T K Buoy... Honey Barge... Sapelo Channelbuoy 3... Sapelo Buoy S... Steel Barge Modena... Buoy B H... R2 Tower... Tug Elmira... C A T Buoy... A L T Buoy... Grays Reef Buoy... Ferry Boat Janet... Tug Rio Apon... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until noon EDT for southeastern Georgia. LAT...LON 3139 8144 3144 8139 3146 8133 3144 8127 3161 8118 3173 8116 3177 8112 3159 7988 3146 7995 3142 8004 3111 8028 3123 8084 3130 8137 3128 8138 3131 8144 TIME...MOT...LOC 1302Z 269DEG 56KT 3124 8186 3106 8165 3077 8157 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...50KTS $$