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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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For the following areas... Waters from South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM... At 516 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 NM east of Saint Helena Sound, moving southeast at 5 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Buoy. At 440 PM EDT, the NWS observation site at Edisto Beach State Park...

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office.

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For the following areas... Waters from South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM... At 516 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 NM east of Saint Helena Sound, moving southeast at 5 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Buoy. At 440 PM EDT, the NWS observation site at Edisto Beach State Park measured a 35 knot wind gust. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Edisto Forty Reef, Edisto Sixty Reef, N. Edisto Nearshore Reef, Deveaux Bank, Kiawah Reef, Saint Helena Sound and Pelican Bank.

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2 captured
  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 11 at 5:16PM EDT until August 11 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

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  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 11 at 4:10PM EDT until August 11 at 6:15PM 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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