Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
429 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 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 Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm ...
  including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 428 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Saint
  Catherines Sound, moving east at 30 knots.

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

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Buoy B L...                       Buoy K C...
  Buoy J...                         Betsy Ross Reef...
  D U A Buoy...                     Buoy L...
  Sailboat Jupiter...               Motherlode Barge...
  C A T Buoy...                     110 Degree Olympic Buoy...
  Wassaw Sound Buoy...              Tug Rio Apon...
  Savannah River Entrance...        C C A Buoy...
  Saint Catherines Sound...         Ossabaw Sound...
  Whitewater Reef...                Tug Elmira...
  Hilton Head Reef...               Savannah Buoy...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes.
Wind gusts 35 knots or greater, small hail, high waves, dangerous
lightning, and heavy rain are possible with this storm.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
southeastern Georgia...and southeastern South Carolina.

LAT...LON 3173 8116 3198 8089 3204 8095 3207 8095
      3206 8022 3201 8029 3192 8049 3172 8064
      3160 8079 3150 8083 3158 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 271DEG 29KT 3179 8111

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

$$

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