Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
853 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Charleston Harbor...
  Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20
  nm...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 853 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 nm northwest of Stono Inshore Reef to 6 nm north
  of Wappoo Cut, moving southeast at 40 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...
  Joe Shuford Reef...               Castle Pinkney...
  Crab Bank...                      Charleston Harbor Entrance...
  Charleston Nearshore Reef...      Charleston Coastal Anglers...
  Wappoo Cut...                     Charleston Sixty...
  Air Force Reef...                 Lowcountry Anglers...
  Rattlesnake Shoal...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3279 7984 3283 7975 3264 7938 3259 7947
      3254 7952 3250 7961 3247 7963 3236 7979
      3263 8006 3264 8002 3270 7991 3273 7992
      3277 7999 3284 7996 3285 7993
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 303DEG 39KT 3281 8010 3287 7996

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

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