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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 1:02 PM Dec. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 40 NM... Charleston Harbor... * Until 1000 AM EST. * At 802 AM EST, showers were located along a line from 14 NM northwest of Bulls Bay to 8 NM north of Edisto Forty Reef, moving southeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Joe Shuford Reef, Charleston Sixty, Capers Reef, Capers Mid Shelf, Y-73 Reef, Doug Mellichamp Reef, Comanche Reef, Charleston Nearshore Reef, Rattlesnake Shoal, Bull Breakers, Air Force Reef, Charleston Coastal Anglers, Jimmy Leland Tug, Capers Island Buoy and Charleston Harbor Entrance. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...34 KTS
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 12:29 PM Dec. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL IMPACT BERKELEY...COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM EST... At 729 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from 8 miles north of Sangaree to over Ashepoo, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Goose Creek, Hanahan, Edisto Beach, West Ashley, Johns Island, I-26/I-526 Interchange and Downtown Charleston. This includes the following highways... I-26 between mile markers 200 and 221. I-526 between mile markers 11 and 31. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news source for the latest information from the National Weather Service. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 6:14 AM Dec. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft. * WHERE...South Santee River to Edisto Beach out 20 NM. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * 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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