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FZUS72 KCHS 101029
MWSCHS
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
629 AM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026
AMZ362-364-101100-
/O.CON.KCHS.MA.W.0131.000000T0000Z-261010T1100Z/
629 AM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026
..SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 20 NM...
AT 629 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WAS LOCATED OVER CHANNEL BUOY 5, MOVING NORTH AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHITEWATER REEF, CHANNEL BUOY 5, GASKINS BANK WRECK, GASKIN BANKS,
FISH AMERICA, SAVANNAH BUOY, HILTON HEAD REEF, CALIBOGUE SOUND AND
SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE.
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 3192 8061 3186 8083 3206 8093 3213 8086
3214 8081 3214 8080 3216 8073 3219 8058
3193 8056
TIME...MOT...LOC 0926Z 166DEG 10KT 3179 8066
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 KTS
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