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Special Marine Warning

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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

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Waters from South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 834 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 NM northwest of N. Edisto Nearshore Reef, moving southeast at 15 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... Edisto Sixty Reef, Edisto Forty Reef, N. Edisto Nearshore Reef, Kiawah Reef, Deveaux Bank, Lowcountry Anglers, Hunting Island Reef, Fripp Island Reef, Saint Helena Sound, Pelican Bank, Fripp Island Wreck, Fripp Inlet Buoy, Charleston Sixty and Joe Shuford Reef.
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