


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
714 WHUS52 KCHS 020427 SMWCHS AMZ354-020630- /O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0133.250802T0427Z-250802T0630Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Charleston SC 1227 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary... * Until 230 AM EDT. * At 1227 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Wassaw Sound Buoy, moving east at 5 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... 110 Degree Olympic Buoy, Sailboat Jupiter, Buoy K C, Motherlode Barge, Sea Buoy 2w, D U A Buoy, Savannah Buoy, Sea Buoy Os, Wassaw Sound Buoy, C C A Buoy, Channel Buoy 5, Tug Matt Turecamo, Buoy L, Latex Barge and Buoy Tender Sagebrush. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 3179 8110 3198 8090 3203 8088 3202 8088 3203 8085 3188 8053 3184 8055 3172 8064 3169 8069 3160 8079 TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 266DEG 6KT 3196 8087 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...34 KTS $$ NED