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Special Marine Warning

NWS Charleston SC ยท US

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Special Marine Warning issued September 15 at 10:07AM EDT until September 15 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

Issued
Onset
Expires
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

SMWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 60 NM... * Until 1045 AM EDT. * At 1007 AM EDT, showers producing waterspouts were located along a line from near Beaufort 45 Feet Reef to 8 NM south of Betsy Ross Reef, moving southwest at 10 knots.

Hazard

Waterspouts.

Source

Emergency management reported. At 1003 AM, Hilton Head Emergency Management relayed a video of a large waterspout just offshore of Hilton Head. While this waterspout has dissipated, additional waterspouts are possible.

Impacts

Waterspouts can create locally hazardous seas.

Locations impacted

Hilton Head Reef, Beaufort 45 Feet Reef, General Gordon, Betsy Ross Reef, Gaskins Bank Wreck, Gaskin Banks, Fish America, Whitewater Reef and Calibogue Sound.

Instructions

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Affected areas

  • Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM
  • Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA extending from 20 to 60 NM

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Charleston SC

Message record

Received
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2JPB47Z8C33STEA9XV8YPSB
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b908a3eacdf3e62fcf3538698ee5e3ea18ca603.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Charleston SC
AWIPS ID
CAPCHS
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.2806
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESMW
NationalWeatherServiceMAW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSMWCHS
WMOidentifierWHUS52 KCHS 151407
maxWindGustUp to 34 knots
maxHailSize0.00
waterspoutDetectionOBSERVED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0129.260915T1407Z-260915T1445Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-15T10:45:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM
  • Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA extending from 20 to 60 NM
NameValue
SAME075362
SAME075382
UGCAMZ362
UGCAMZ382
Polygons
32.11,-80.86 32.2,-80.52 32.08,-80.43 31.92,-80.28 31.83,-80.42 31.88,-80.52 31.99,-80.77 32.11,-80.86