Marine Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
919 FZUS72 KCHS 131131 MWSCHS Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston SC 731 AM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024 AMZ350-370-131245- /O.CON.KCHS.MA.W.0095.000000T0000Z-240713T1245Z/ 731 AM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024 ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EDT... For the following areas... Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach out 40 NM... At 731 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line from 6 NM northwest of Cape Romain Reef to 8 NM east of Charleston Sixty, moving northeast at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Locations impacted include... Jimmy Leland Tug, Y-73 Reef, Capers Mid Shelf, Capers Reef, Comanche Reef, Doug Mellichamp Reef, Edisto Buoy, Hector Reef, Cape Romain Reef, Joe Shuford Reef and Charleston Sixty. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 3303 7940 3309 7938 3311 7938 3311 7937 3314 7930 3314 7927 3312 7927 3292 7886 3238 7914 3236 7919 3235 7920 3256 7978 3303 7944 TIME...MOT...LOC 1042Z 223DEG 7KT 3299 7922 3272 7937 3244 7960 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...<34 KTS $$ ST