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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1217 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
AMZ350-160427-
/O.CAN.KCHS.MA.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0445Z/
1217 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE AFFECTED AREAS WERE...
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM...
LAT...LON 3280 7863 3248 7895 3234 7922 3254 7952
3267 7934 3269 7925 3273 7917 3295 7894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 217DEG 22KT 3288 7937 3258 7921 3234 7919
AMZ370-160445-
/O.CON.KCHS.MA.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0445Z/
1217 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO BEACH SC EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 40 NM...
AT 1217 AM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
12 NM NORTH OF EDISTO BUOY TO 11 NM SOUTH OF EDISTO BUOY, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS.
SOURCE...BUOY. AT 11:08 PM EDT, THE CHARLESTON PILOT BUOY MEASURED A
37 KNOT WIND GUST.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDISTO BUOY, Y-73 REEF, CAPERS MID SHELF, COMANCHE REEF AND DOUG
MELLICHAMP REEF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD OR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.
LAT...LON 3280 7863 3248 7895 3234 7922 3254 7952
3267 7934 3269 7925 3273 7917 3295 7894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 241DEG 26KT 3257 7939 3241 7937 3220 7943
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...34 KTS
BSH
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