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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredCoastal 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
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
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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