Special Marine Warning for 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 you need to know
- Applies to
- Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM, Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM
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What is happening
SMWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 808 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from 9 NM north of Saint Helena Sound to 12 NM northwest of Calibogue...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 808 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from 9 NM north of Saint Helena Sound to 12 NM northwest of Calibogue Sound, moving southeast at 15 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... Fripp Island Reef, Hunting Island Reef, Fripp Island Wreck, Fripp Inlet Buoy, Edisto Forty Reef, Saint Helena Sound, Pelican Bank, Edisto Sixty Reef, Beaufort 45 Feet Reef, Betsy Ross Reef, General Gordon, Port Royal Sound, Parris Island Reef and Fish America.
Lifecycle record
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- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 27 at 8:08PM EDT until August 27 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
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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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