Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM
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For the following areas... Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM... At 532 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from over Parris Island Reef to near Channel Buoy 5, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could...
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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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For the following areas... Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM... At 532 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from over Parris Island Reef to near Channel Buoy 5, 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... Fripp Island Reef, Hunting Island Reef, Fripp Island Wreck, Beaufort 45 Feet Reef, General Gordon, Betsy Ross Reef, Fripp Inlet Buoy, Port Royal Sound, Saint Helena Sound, Pelican Bank, Hilton Head Reef, Fish America, Gaskins Bank Wreck, Gaskin Banks and Parris Island Reef.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 3 at 5:32PM EDT until August 3 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
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Special Marine Warning issued August 3 at 4:55PM EDT until August 3 at 7:00PM 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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