147  
WHUS52 KCHS 182024  
SMWCHS  
AMZ362-364-182200-  
/O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0026.260618T2024Z-260618T2200Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
424 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 20 NM...  
 
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 424 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 NM WEST OF  
SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...  
FISH AMERICA, GASKINS BANK WRECK, GASKIN BANKS, GENERAL GORDON,  
WHITEWATER REEF, PORT ROYAL SOUND, BEAUFORT 45 FEET REEF, CHANNEL  
BUOY 5, CALIBOGUE SOUND, PARRIS ISLAND REEF, SAVANNAH RIVER  
ENTRANCE, SAVANNAH BUOY, FRIPP ISLAND WRECK, FRIPP INLET BUOY AND  
FRIPP ISLAND REEF.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3177 8111 3181 8108 3184 8112 3188 8111  
3191 8106 3189 8100 3196 8100 3201 8090  
3207 8092 3214 8085 3214 8081 3221 8071  
3226 8078 3232 8076 3234 8069 3230 8060  
3234 8047 3238 8046 3245 8051 3218 8021  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 239DEG 23KT 3204 8100  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...34 KTS  
 
 
 
CPM  
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