Marine Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
175 FZUS72 KCHS 272127 MWSCHS Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston SC 527 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 AMZ354-272230- /O.CON.KCHS.MA.W.0086.000000T0000Z-240627T2230Z/ 527 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT... For the following areas... Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm ... including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary... At 526 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wassaw Sound Buoy to near St Catherines Buoy 3, moving northeast at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 35 knots or greater. SOURCE...At 445 PM EDT, the NERRS site on the south end of Sapelo Island measured a 43 knot wind gust. 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... K T K Buoy... Sapelo Channelbuoy 3... D U A Buoy... Sailboat Jupiter... Buoy B H... Motherlode Barge... C A T Buoy... 110 Degree Olympic Buoy... Wassaw Sound Buoy... Tug Rio Apon... C C A Buoy... Saint Catherines Sound... Ossabaw Sound... Sapelo Buoy S... Steel Barge Modena... Tug Elmira... Savannah Buoy... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 3161 8118 3173 8116 3198 8089 3203 8086 3188 8053 3160 8079 3136 8089 3146 8126 TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 212DEG 36KT 3197 8094 3172 8102 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$