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FZUS72 KCHS 240159
MWSCHS
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
859 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009
AMZ330-350-352-354-374-241000-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
859 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009
...AREAS OF FOG ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND IN CHARLESTON
HARBOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FOG OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS OFF THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
TONIGHT...INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR...OTHER INLETS AND TIDAL
RIVERS AND THE INTRACOASTAL.
VISIBILITY IN THE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 3
NM. BUT OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO 1/2 NM OR LESS AT
TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY WITHIN 20 NM OF
THE COAST...IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL AND IN THE
VARIOUS TIDAL INLETS ACROSS THE AREA.
MUCH OF THE FOG FORMATION WILL BE THE RESULT OF A LOWERING LAYER
OF EXTENSIVE STRATUS CLOUDS...AND NOT PURE SEA FOG...BUT FOG
NONETHELESS.
IF VISIBILITIES OF 1/2 NM OR LESS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD...A
DENSE FOG ADVISORY WOULD BE REQUIRED.
BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MARINERS ARE URGED TO
NAVIGATE AT A SAFE SPEED AND MAKE SURE ALL RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON.
BE AWARE OF OTHER VESSELS AND USE PROPER FOG SIGNALS.
PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FOG TO THE CHARLESTON OR TYBEE ISLAND
COAST GUARD STATIONS AND ASK THEM TO IMMEDIATELY FORWARD YOUR
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL
NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
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