Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
314 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 nm...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 314 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Edisto Forty Reef to near Calibogue Sound,
  moving southeast at 25 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...
  Port Royal Sound...               Whitewater Reef...
  Beaufort 45 Feet Reef...          Saint Helena Sound...
  Hunting Island Reef...            Betsy Ross Reef...
  Fripp Island Reef...              Fish America...
  Pelican Bank...                   Edisto Sixty Reef...
  Hilton Head Reef...               Gaskin Banks...
  General Gordon...                 Fripp Island Wreck...
  Gaskins Bank Wreck...             Calibogue Sound...
  Fripp Inlet Buoy...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for southeastern
South Carolina.

LAT...LON 3215 8086 3216 8078 3225 8069 3232 8067
      3232 8064 3229 8061 3234 8049 3244 8050
      3250 8037 3229 7991 3222 8010 3210 8018
      3198 8036 3194 8047 3188 8052 3208 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 312DEG 23KT 3241 8030 3212 8093

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

$$