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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
359 PM EDT THU AUG 13 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 359 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SAVANNAH
RIVER ENTRANCE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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...
SAVANNAH BUOY, BUOY K C, MOTHERLODE BARGE, SAILBOAT JUPITER, 110
DEGREE OLYMPIC BUOY, CHANNEL BUOY 5, SEA BUOY 2W, WHITEWATER REEF,
WASSAW SOUND BUOY, SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE, HILTON HEAD REEF, D U A
BUOY, C C A BUOY, BUOY L AND TUG MATT TURECAMO.
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 3188 8110 3191 8105 3189 8100 3191 8098
3193 8101 3195 8101 3199 8096 3198 8093
3201 8090 3204 8093 3206 8093 3215 8083
3214 8080 3198 8039 3194 8047 3188 8052
3188 8053 3172 8064 3169 8069 3162 8076
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 306DEG 12KT 3208 8092
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...34 KTS
BSH
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