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FZUS72 KCHS 242002
MWSCHS
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
402 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
AMZ362-364-242030-
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402 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
..SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 20 NM...
AT 402 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
NEAR CALIBOGUE SOUND TO NEAR SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE, MOVING EAST AT
15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...BUOY. AT 352 PM, A WIND GUST TO 43 KNOTS WAS OBSERVED BY A
WEATHERFLOW SENSOR IN CALIBOGUE SOUND.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHANNEL BUOY 5, WHITEWATER REEF, SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE, GASKIN
BANKS, GASKINS BANK WRECK AND CALIBOGUE SOUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SAFE SHELTER, MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASING
WAVES.
LAT...LON 3212 8084 3214 8073 3208 8066 3187 8064
3195 8086 3198 8089 3201 8090 3204 8093
3206 8093 3211 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 263DEG 16KT 3211 8086 3203 8087 3198 8095
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 KTS
ST
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