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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Charleston SC

434 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024



The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Coastal 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...



* Until 530 PM EDT.



* At 433 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from near Calibogue Sound to Savannah River Entrance,

  moving east 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...

  Whitewater Reef...                Beaufort 45 Feet Reef...

  Hunting Island Reef...            Betsy Ross Reef...

  Fish America...                   Hilton Head Reef...

  Savannah Buoy...                  Wassaw Sound Buoy...

  Gaskin Banks...                   General Gordon...

  Gaskins Bank Wreck...             Channel Buoy 5...

  Savannah River Entrance...        



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

expected.



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LAT...LON 3198 8089 3200 8091 3218 8075 3227 7999

      3222 8010 3215 8015 3194 8047 3184 8059

      3191 8097

TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 265DEG 31KT 3211 8079 3204 8087 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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