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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
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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SMWCHS
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 945 PM EDT.
* At 808 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from 9 NM north of Saint Helena Sound to 12 NM northwest of Calibogue Sound, 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... Fripp Island Reef, Hunting Island Reef, Fripp Island Wreck, Fripp Inlet Buoy, Edisto Forty Reef, Saint Helena Sound, Pelican Bank, Edisto Sixty Reef, Beaufort 45 Feet Reef, Betsy Ross Reef, General Gordon, Port Royal Sound, Parris Island Reef and Fish America.
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