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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
511 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 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...
  Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 nm
  to 60 nm...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 511 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Saint Catherines Sound to 7 nm north of
  Altamaha Sound, moving east at 40 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 35 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Tug Rio Caroni...                 Buoy B L...
  Sayler Barge...                   Doboy Sound Buoy D...
  Buoy J...                         K T K Buoy...
  Sapelo Channelbuoy 3...           Tug Senasqua...
  D U A Buoy...                     Latex Barge...
  Buoy L...                         Buoy B H...
  C A T Buoy...                     110 Degree Olympic Buoy...
  Grays Reef Buoy...                Tug Rio Apon...
  C C A Buoy...                     Altamaha Sound...
  Saint Catherines Sound...         Ossabaw Sound...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3123 8084 3129 8138 3132 8143 3146 8133
      3144 8127 3161 8118 3169 8117 3188 8102
      3172 8017 3158 7988 3146 7995 3142 8004
      3111 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 260DEG 42KT 3178 8108 3145 8133

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$
National Weather Service Regional Headquarters
