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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
647 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 60 NM...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT.
* AT 647 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 NM NORTHWEST OF
ALTAMAHA SOUND, MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAPELO BUOY S, STEEL BARGE MODENA, GRAYS REEF BUOY, K T K BUOY, D R
H BUOY, JOHN BIRD, TUG RIO CARONI, BUOY B H, SAPELO CHANNELBUOY 3,
HONEY BARGE, A L T BUOY, DOBOY SOUND BUOY D, BUOY B L, ST
CATHERINES BUOY 3 AND SAINT CATHERINES SOUND.
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 3131 8142 3135 8132 3145 8134 3146 8129
3144 8126 3150 8122 3152 8127 3152 8129
3153 8129 3157 8128 3159 8118 3167 8116
3168 8121 3173 8121 3176 8113 3138 8052
3119 8068 3128 8134 3130 8136 3128 8138
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 284DEG 12KT 3143 8153
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 KTS
BSH
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