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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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What is happening

SMWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 60 NM... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 707 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from over Tug Rio Caroni to 7 NM west of Altamaha Sound, moving southeast at 5...

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 Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 60 NM... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 707 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from over Tug Rio Caroni to 7 NM west of Altamaha Sound, moving southeast at 5 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... D R H Buoy, John Bird, Tug Rio Caroni, A L T Buoy, Grays Reef Buoy, Buoy B H, Doboy Sound Buoy D and Altamaha Sound.

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    Special Marine Warning issued August 24 at 7:07PM EDT until August 24 at 9:00PM 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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