Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued June 8 at 1:37PM EDT until June 8 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2025 - 10:37am
Expires:
June 8, 2025 - 12:00pm
Description:
SMWCHS
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 137 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from
11 NM north of Parris Island Reef to 8 NM northwest of Savannah
River Entrance, moving east at 25 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds
and suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Fripp Island Reef, Beaufort 45 Feet Reef, Fripp Island Wreck,
Hunting Island Reef, General Gordon, Betsy Ross Reef, Fripp Inlet
Buoy, Port Royal Sound, Saint Helena Sound, Pelican Bank, Hilton
Head Reef, Fish America, Gaskins Bank Wreck, Gaskin Banks and
Edisto Forty Reef.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Area Description:
Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 nm
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC