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FZUS72 KCHS 161823
MWSCHS
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
223 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
AMZ352-354-162000-
/O.CON.KCHS.MA.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260316T2000Z/
223 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 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 223 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WAS LOCATED OVER D U A BUOY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
D U A BUOY, SEA BUOY 2W, 110 DEGREE OLYMPIC BUOY, SAILBOAT JUPITER,
SEA BUOY OS, MOTHERLODE BARGE, BUOY K C, SAVANNAH BUOY, C C A BUOY,
BUOY TENDER SAGEBRUSH, WASSAW SOUND BUOY, TUG RIO APON, C A T BUOY,
FERRY BOAT JANET AND TUG ELMIRA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 3142 8141 3146 8133 3144 8127 3161 8117
3174 8115 3198 8090 3208 8094 3215 8084
3216 8076 3231 8062 3229 8060 3232 8054
3215 8032 3199 8034 3194 8047 3172 8064
3161 8078 3124 8094 3130 8136
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 244DEG 54KT 3162 8128
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...34 KTS
CPM
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