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FZUS72 KCHS 082018
MWSCHS
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
418 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
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418 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
..SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
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...
AT 418 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 6
NM NORTHWEST OF OSSABAW SOUND TO OVER SAPELO CHANNELBUOY 3, MOVING
EAST AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...BOATS COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN HIGH
WINDS AND HAIL. SMALL CRAFT COULD CAPSIZE IN SUDDENLY
HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
C A T BUOY, D U A BUOY, SEA BUOY OS, TUG RIO APON, BUOY TENDER
SAGEBRUSH, SEA BUOY 2W, FERRY BOAT JANET, TUG ELMIRA, BUOY J, ST
CATHERINES BUOY 3, OSSABAW SOUND, BUOY B L, 110 DEGREE OLYMPIC
BUOY, SAILBOAT JUPITER AND MOTHERLODE BARGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 3145 8135 3146 8129 3144 8127 3161 8117
3174 8115 3198 8090 3200 8089 3205 8094
3209 8093 3210 8090 3198 8052 3165 8073
3156 8081 3140 8086 3131 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 284DEG 8KT 3194 8113 3184 8118 3155 8120
MAX HAIL SIZE...>.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...>50 KTS
ST
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