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Special Marine Warning issued June 27 at 5:57PM EDT until June 27 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston SCFor the following areas...Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 nm...At 556 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were locatedalong a line extending from near Fripp Inlet Buoy to near Hilton HeadReef, moving east at 20 knots.HAZARD...Wind gusts 35 knots or greater.SOURCE...At 548 PM EDT the Savannah Entrance Light reported a windgust to 44 knots.IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds andsuddenly higher waves.Locations impacted include...Port Royal Sound... Whitewater Reef...Beaufort 45 Feet Reef... Saint Helena Sound...Hunting Island Reef... Betsy Ross Reef...Fripp Island Reef... Fish America...Pelican Bank... Edisto Sixty Reef...Hilton Head Reef... Gaskin Banks...General Gordon... Fripp Island Wreck...Gaskins Bank Wreck... Fripp Inlet Buoy...Savannah River Entrance... Edisto Forty Reef...Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves areexpected.Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on theopen water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungroundedmetal objects.

National Weather Service