Special Marine Warning for Charleston Harbor; Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM
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SMWCHS 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 815 PM EDT. * At 621 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 NM north of Wappoo Cut, moving east at 20 knots....
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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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SMWCHS 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 815 PM EDT. * At 621 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 NM north of Wappoo Cut, 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... Charleston Nearshore Reef, Rattlesnake Shoal, Air Force Reef, Charleston Coastal Anglers, Capers Island Buoy, Charleston Harbor Entrance, Crab Bank, Capers Reef, Castle Pinkney, Wappoo Cut, Lowcountry Anglers, Bull Breakers and Jimmy Leland Tug.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 22 at 6:21PM EDT until August 22 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
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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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