Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
554 PM EDT Fri Jul 26 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...
  Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm ...
  including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 554 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Calibogue
  Sound, moving southeast at 5 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...
  Port Royal Sound...               Whitewater Reef...
  Beaufort 45 Feet Reef...          Hunting Island Reef...
  Fripp Island Reef...              Fish America...
  Hilton Head Reef...               Savannah Buoy...
  Gaskin Banks...                   General Gordon...
  Fripp Island Wreck...             Gaskins Bank Wreck...
  Calibogue Sound...                Fripp Inlet Buoy...
  Channel Buoy 5...                 Savannah River Entrance...
  Betsy Ross Reef...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather
Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3215 8086 3216 8078 3225 8069 3232 8067
      3232 8064 3229 8061 3234 8049 3243 8050
      3245 8046 3225 8007 3182 8084 3197 8090
      3199 8089 3208 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 325DEG 6KT 3217 8086

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

$$

BSH