Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM
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For the following areas... Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM... At 725 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line from near Charleston Nearshore Reef to near Edisto Sixty Reef, moving east at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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Bulletin details
For the following areas... Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM... At 725 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line from near Charleston Nearshore Reef to near Edisto Sixty Reef, moving east at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Capers Reef, Bull Breakers, Rattlesnake Shoal, Joe Shuford Reef, Charleston Sixty, Charleston Nearshore Reef, Air Force Reef, Charleston Coastal Anglers, Jimmy Leland Tug, Lowcountry Anglers, Kiawah Reef, N. Edisto Nearshore Reef, Hector Reef, Cape Romain Reef and Edisto Forty Reef.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 27 at 7:25AM EDT until August 27 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
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Special Marine Warning issued August 27 at 6:28AM EDT until August 27 at 8:00AM 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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