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FZUS72 KCHS 160050
MWSCHS
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
850 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
AMZ354-374-160145-
850 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 60 NM...
* AT 850 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 12 MILES EAST OF
BLACKBEARD ISLAND TO 49 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLACKBEARD ISLAND,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY OPEN WATERS OF WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA
OUT 20 NM, INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, AND
COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING MAY
EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR SHORE
BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 3127 8116 3184 8080 3171 8046 3145 7996
3143 8003 3124 8017 3119 8023 3111 8028
3123 8085 3122 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 212DEG 25KT 3149 8100 3136 8077 3118 8047
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