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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Charleston SC

1144 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024



The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Charleston Harbor...

  Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20

  nm...



* Until 115 PM EDT.



* At 1144 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Stono

  Inshore Reef, or near Charleston Harbor Entrance, moving northeast

  at 30 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 35 knots or greater.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 

           suddenly higher waves.



* Locations impacted include...

  Capers Island Buoy...             Joe Shuford Reef...

  Capers Reef...                    Bulls Bay...

  Castle Pinkney...                 Crab Bank...

  Charleston Harbor Entrance...     Bull Breakers...

  Charleston Nearshore Reef...      Cape Romain Reef...

  Air Force Reef...                 Jimmy Leland Tug...

  Lowcountry Anglers...             South Santee River Entrance...

  Hector Reef...                    Charleston Coastal Anglers...

  Wappoo Cut...                     Charleston Sixty...

  Rattlesnake Shoal...              



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are

expected.



&&



LAT...LON 3312 7927 3296 7894 3252 7968 3249 7998

      3262 8007 3270 7991 3274 7994 3277 7999

      3282 7994 3283 7989 3279 7984 3283 7976

      3287 7972 3291 7964 3296 7965 3307 7953

      3307 7950 3303 7946 3303 7940 3311 7936

TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 244DEG 29KT 3266 7991 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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CB