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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
928 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 60 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM,
INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.
* AT 928 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
NEAR BEAUFORT 45 FEET REEF TO 6 NM NORTH OF OSSABAW SOUND, AND IS
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...THE TYBEE ISLAND ENTRANCE LIGHT REPORTED A GUST TO 37 KT
AT 9:19 PM
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILTON HEAD REEF, CHANNEL BUOY 5, WHITEWATER REEF, GASKINS BANK
WRECK, GASKIN BANKS, SAVANNAH BUOY, FISH AMERICA, GENERAL GORDON,
BEAUFORT 45 FEET REEF, SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE, CALIBOGUE SOUND,
BETSY ROSS REEF, SEA BUOY 2W, WASSAW SOUND BUOY AND SEA BUOY OS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3177 8112 3181 8108 3184 8112 3187 8111
3191 8106 3189 8100 3196 8100 3198 8093
3201 8090 3207 8092 3214 8085 3214 8081
3219 8073 3220 8051 3201 8023 3179 8034
3188 8053 3185 8055 3189 8069 3173 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 0DEG 0KT 3206 8050 3203 8074 3194 8104
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 KTS
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