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Special Marine Warning for Charleston Harbor; Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM

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What is happening

For the following areas... Waters from South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM... Charleston Harbor... At 703 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from 7 NM west of Wappoo Cut to 7 NM east of Betsy Ross Reef, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar...

What the bulletin says to do

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Full official description

Bulletin details

For the following areas... Waters from South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM... Charleston Harbor... At 703 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from 7 NM west of Wappoo Cut to 7 NM east of Betsy Ross Reef, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Lowcountry Anglers, Kiawah Reef, N. Edisto Nearshore Reef, Charleston Harbor Entrance, Deveaux Bank, Wappoo Cut, Castle Pinkney, Air Force Reef, Edisto Sixty Reef, Charleston Nearshore Reef, Charleston Coastal Anglers, Crab Bank, Charleston Sixty, Joe Shuford Reef and Rattlesnake Shoal.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 7:03PM EDT until August 2 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 5:36PM EDT until August 2 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Charleston SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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