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FZUS72 KILM 240059
MWSILM
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
859 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
AMZ256-276-240200-
859 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20
NM...
WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM 20 TO
40 NM...
AT 859 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL. THIS
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WINYAH BAY ENTRANCE, MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 25 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINYAH BAY SEA BUOY, CITY OF RICHMOND, GEORGETOWN NEARSHORE WRECK,
EAST BANK BUOY, C J DAVIDSON WRECK, GEORGETOWN REEF, AND WAYNE
UPCHURCH REEF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER,
PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR CREW ARE
WEARING PROPERLY FITTED LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 3312 7925 3316 7921 3316 7920 3321 7917
3323 7918 3326 7918 3336 7915 3319 7883
3301 7890 3296 7894 3312 7927
RJB
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