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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 8:18 PM May. 8, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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 418 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 6
NM northwest of Ossabaw Sound to over Sapelo Channelbuoy 3, moving
east at 10 knots.

HAZARD...Large hail and wind gusts in excess of 50 knots.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high
winds and hail. Small craft could capsize in suddenly
higher waves.

Locations impacted include...
C A T Buoy, D U A Buoy, Sea Buoy Os, Tug Rio Apon, Buoy Tender
Sagebrush, Sea Buoy 2w, Ferry Boat Janet, Tug Elmira, Buoy J, St
Catherines Buoy 3, Ossabaw Sound, Buoy B L, 110 Degree Olympic
Buoy, Sailboat Jupiter and Motherlode Barge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...>.75 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...>50 KTS

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