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NWS Charleston SCMA.W 0043June 29, 2026

Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary and Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 2

The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a special marine warning for Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary and Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on June 29. It was the 43rd special marine warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026.

ExpiredWarning

Issued4:28 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2026
In force4:28 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2026
Expired6:00 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2026

In force for 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Charleston SC
Area
Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary and Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 to 60 NM
Level
Warning
Issued
4:28 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2026
Expires
6:00 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Likely, Immediate
VTEC event
KCHS MA.W 0043
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

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The notice as issued

SMWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 60 NM... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 428 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from over C C A Buoy to near Sapelo Channelbuoy 3, moving south at 15 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... Sapelo Buoy S, Grays Reef Buoy, Honey Barge, Steel Barge Modena, Tug Rio Apon, Tug Elmira, Buoy J, K T K Buoy, Ferry Boat Janet, Buoy Tender Sagebrush, C A T Buoy, D R H Buoy, John Bird, Tug Rio Caroni and Buoy B H.

What the agency told people to do

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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