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Marine Weather Statement

National Weather Service Charleston SC

159 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024



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159 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024



...HAZARDOUS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE COASTAL WATERS... 



At 159 AM EDT, thunderstorms were located along a line extending from

9 nm northwest of Saint Helena Sound to 7 nm west of Parris Island

Reef, moving east at 25 knots.



  HAZARD...Winds up to 30 knots.



  IMPACT...Expect briefly stronger winds and suddenly higher waves.



Marine locations impacted through 300 AM EDT include: 

Port Royal Sound...               Beaufort 45 Feet Reef...

Saint Helena Sound...             Hunting Island Reef...

Fripp Island Reef...              Lowcountry Anglers...

Pelican Bank...                   Edisto Sixty Reef...

Kiawah Reef...                    N. Edisto Nearshore Reef...

General Gordon...                 Fripp Island Wreck...

Fripp Inlet Buoy...               Deveaux Bank...

Edisto Forty Reef...              



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 30 knots, locally higher

waves, lightning strikes, and poor visibility in heavy rain. Boaters

should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Put on a

personal flotation device.



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LAT...LON 3252 8033 3258 8023 3260 8016 3257 7973

      3203 8032 3217 8077 3225 8069 3232 8067

      3232 8064 3229 8061 3234 8048 3247 8051

      3256 8058 3259 8056 3259 8053 3252 8045

      3260 8043 3261 8039



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