Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
523 PM EDT Mon Jun 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...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 523 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Buoy B L to 10 nm north of Altamaha Sound, moving
  east at 25 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...
  Tug Rio Caroni...                 A L T Buoy...
  Doboy Sound Buoy D...             John Bird...
  Grays Reef Buoy...                D R H Buoy...
  K T K Buoy...                     Sapelo Channelbuoy 3...
  Sapelo Buoy S...                  Altamaha Sound...
  Steel Barge Modena...             Buoy B H...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

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

LAT...LON 3139 8144 3144 8139 3146 8133 3144 8127
      3158 8119 3150 8083 3139 8087 3129 8093
      3124 8094 3128 8123 3128 8132 3130 8137
      3128 8138 3131 8144
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 283DEG 27KT 3163 8108 3149 8135

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

$$

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