Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
314 WHUS52 KCHS 110518 SMWCHS AMZ374-110645- /O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0083.240611T0518Z-240611T0645Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Charleston SC 118 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 nm to 60 nm... * Until 245 AM EDT. * At 118 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 8 nm west of R7 Tower, moving southeast at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts 35 knots or greater, and small hail. 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. * The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 3180 8053 3184 8044 3173 8019 3164 8005 3146 8038 TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 325DEG 12KT 3179 8044 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ BRM