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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
423 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

AMZ354-092115-
/O.CON.KCHS.MA.W.0034.000000T0000Z-240509T2115Z/
423 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

For the following areas...
Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm ...
including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary...

At 422 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 6 nm south of Hilton Head Reef to near
Tug Rio Apon to Doboy Sound Buoy D, moving southeast at 30 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 402 PM, a wind gust to 49 knots was
         observed along the south side of Tybee Island.

IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high
         winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves.

Locations impacted include...
Tug Rio Caroni...                 Buoy B L...
Buoy K C...                       Doboy Sound Buoy D...
Buoy J...                         K T K Buoy...
Sapelo Channelbuoy 3...           D U A Buoy...
Buoy L...                         Sailboat Jupiter...
Buoy B H...                       Motherlode Barge...
C A T Buoy...                     110 Degree Olympic Buoy...
Grays Reef Buoy...                Tug Rio Apon...
C C A Buoy...                     Altamaha Sound...
John Bird...                      D R H 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
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3139 8144 3144 8139 3146 8133 3144 8127
      3161 8118 3200 8078 3188 8053 3172 8064
      3156 8082 3139 8087 3129 8093 3124 8094
      3131 8134 3130 8138 3128 8138 3131 8144
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 296DEG 28KT 3190 8063 3160 8088 3135 8121

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...50KTS

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