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AMZ254 Coastal Waters From Little River Inlet To Murrells Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm- 955 Am Edt Thu Jun 13 2024
Rest of today - E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late. Tonight - NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds. Fri - N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds. Fri night - SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Sat - SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Sat night - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at 15 seconds. Sun - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Sun night - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mon - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mon night - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

AMZ200 955 Am Edt Thu Jun 13 2024
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles - Low pressure well offshore will bring a slightly enhanced ne flow through early Friday. A cold front will bring lighter onshore winds this weekend. Onshore winds will persist through early next week.

FXUS62 KILM 131353 AFDILM

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 953 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

SYNOPSIS
High pressure will remain north of the area while weak low pressure passes offshore Friday. A mainly dry cold front will move through Saturday followed by high pressure again from the north bringing temperatures and humidity down a bit for early next week.

UPDATE
Thick upper level clouds along the coast are keeping temperatures cooler than inland counterparts. Afternoon highs have been lowered a degree or two along the coast where these clouds are expected to continue ahead of an afternoon/synoptic aided sea breeze.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
Overall quiet weather expected to continue through the near term forecast period under weak high pressure. Will be watching convection along a broad baroclinic zone well offshore but any guidance shower activity with this feature seems a bit bullish this far west citing the dry environment it will need to navigate. Highs today with a little more cloud cover to overcome will be in the upper 80s to near 90 inland. Lows Friday morning should check in around the middle to upper 60s.

SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/
Highlights: *No significant weather expected

Confidence: *Moderate to High

Details: Weak low pressure, likely non-tropical in nature, should not be too far offshore Friday before moving farther away to the northeast later in the day. On the backside of this low, a weak cold front should be approaching SE NC later Friday night. The front looks to move through the forecast area Saturday, although won't be bringing much of an air mass change as dewpoints likely won't lower too much. Rain chances will remain limited due to the lack of moisture/forcing.

Temps should be a good bit above normal due to more offshore flow Friday and frontal compression/ridging Saturday. Highs Friday should be in the lower to mid 90s most locales with heat indices peaking not too much hotter as we expect dewpoints to lower/mix out a bit during the day. However, it will be hotter and a bit more humid Saturday with highs mostly in the mid 90s (possibly a few upper 90s near the Pee Dee/Lowcountry) and peak heat indices near 100 degrees for much of the area. Fortunately, such heat indices are below our Heat Advisory criteria (105 degrees) but still expect a pretty muggy day. And there won't be much relief each night with lows near/above 70 most places.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Highlights: *No significant weather expected

Confidence: *Moderate to High

Details: A bit more comfortable weather is expected early next week as high pressure prevails from the north. Although a coastal trough could develop late in the period moisture will be rather limited and thus not much rain is expected. Temps should generally stay near normal through the period.

AVIATION /14Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
Some sporadic observations showing up with BR and lower visibilities. Fortunately these reside outside of the terminals and hopefully will remain so. VFR conditions expected to continue through the period.

Extended Outlook...Generally VFR each day.

MARINE
Through Tonight...East to slightly northeast winds will continue across the waters between weak high pressure inland and a broad baroclinic zone well offshore. Speeds will be 15-20 knots today and decrease somewhat by Friday morning. Significant seas will be 2-4 feet with a few five footers mixed in later today and this evening coinciding with the stronger winds.

Friday through Monday...Weak low pressure, likely non-tropical in nature, will be situated not too far to the east of the Carolina coast to start the period. The low should move away to the northeast later Friday and be followed by a weak cold front which should move through Saturday. High pressure will then build in from the north for early next week. Although winds/seas will be elevated at times we do not anticipate conditions reaching Small Craft Advisory levels.

ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for NCZ110.
SC...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for SCZ054.
MARINE...None.

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Thu -- 01:10 AM EDT     Moonset
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Thu -- 12:52 AM EDT     0.36 feet Low Tide
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Thu -- 06:33 AM EDT     1.88 feet High Tide
Thu -- 12:45 PM EDT     Moonrise
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