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Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary

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SMWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Altamaha Sound out 20 NM... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 907 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 NM north of Calibogue Sound, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34...

What the bulletin says to do

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... Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Altamaha Sound out 20 NM... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 907 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 NM north of Calibogue Sound, moving southeast at 25 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... Hilton Head Reef, Gaskins Bank Wreck, Gaskin Banks, Fish America, Whitewater Reef, Channel Buoy 5, General Gordon, Beaufort 45 Feet Reef, Savannah Buoy, Port Royal Sound, Calibogue Sound, Betsy Ross Reef, Savannah River Entrance and Parris Island Reef.

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    Special Marine Warning issued August 22 at 9:07PM EDT until August 22 at 10:00PM 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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