174  
WHUS52 KCHS 280008  
SMWCHS  
AMZ360-362-280145-  
/O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0120.260828T0008Z-260828T0145Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
808 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM...  
 
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 808 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM  
9 NM NORTH OF SAINT HELENA SOUND TO 12 NM NORTHWEST OF CALIBOGUE  
SOUND, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND  
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
FRIPP ISLAND REEF, HUNTING ISLAND REEF, FRIPP ISLAND WRECK, FRIPP  
INLET BUOY, EDISTO FORTY REEF, SAINT HELENA SOUND, PELICAN BANK,  
EDISTO SIXTY REEF, BEAUFORT 45 FEET REEF, BETSY ROSS REEF, GENERAL  
GORDON, PORT ROYAL SOUND, PARRIS ISLAND REEF AND FISH AMERICA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3215 8079 3221 8071 3227 8078 3232 8076  
3234 8069 3230 8060 3234 8047 3238 8046  
3246 8051 3252 8048 3252 8032 3256 8024  
3239 7973 3231 7986 3222 8010 3206 8022  
3199 8037  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 311DEG 13KT 3258 8037 3245 8051 3228 8082 3222  
8104  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...34 KTS  
 
 
 
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