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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
418 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2019
AMZ354-172300-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM, INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
418 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2019
...SEA FOG BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OFF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER GEORGIA
COAST...
SATELLITE, WEBCAM AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW SEA FOG IS
BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OFF GEORGIA COAST FROM TYBEE ISLAND SOUTH TO
THE ALTAMAHA SOUND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR THE
FOG GRADUALLY EXPANDING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH
VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO LESS THAN 1 NM. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS ARE URGED TO NAVIGATE WITH EXTREME CARE. IF YOU MUST
NAVIGATE IN THESE CONDITIONS, PROCEED WITH CAUTION. USE PROPER
FOG SIGNALS, INCLUDING FOG HORNS. MAKE SURE ALL NAVIGATIONAL
RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON.
PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEA FOG TO THE TYBEE ISLAND COAST
GUARD STATIONS AND ASK THEM TO IMMEDIATELY FORWARD YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.
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