Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary; Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 to 60 NM

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For the following areas... Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 60 NM... At 524 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from near Sapelo Buoy S to near Doboy Sound Buoy D, moving southeast at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Buoy. At 500 PM, a wind gust to 36 knots was observed by an official observation platform on Sapelo Island. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Steel Barge Modena, K T K Buoy, Buoy B H, Sapelo Buoy S, Sapelo Channelbuoy 3, Grays Reef Buoy, C A T Buoy, Doboy Sound Buoy D, A L T Buoy, Tug Rio Apon, Honey Barge, Tug Elmira, Buoy Tender Sagebrush, Buoy J and Ferry Boat Janet.