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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 6:23 PM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT... For the following areas... Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM... Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary... At 223 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over D U A Buoy, moving northeast at 55 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 34 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... D U A Buoy, Sea Buoy 2w, 110 Degree Olympic Buoy, Sailboat Jupiter, Sea Buoy Os, Motherlode Barge, Buoy K C, Savannah Buoy, C C A Buoy, Buoy Tender Sagebrush, Wassaw Sound Buoy, Tug Rio Apon, C A T Buoy, Ferry Boat Janet and Tug Elmira. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...34 KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 6:11 PM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft. * WHERE...Savannah to Altamaha Sound out 20 NM. * WHEN...Until noon EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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