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Marine Weather and Tides
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| Sunrise 6:30AM | Sunset 8:22PM | Friday July 28, 2017 9:03 AM EDT (13:03 UTC) | Moonrise 10:52AM | Moonset 11:00PM | Illumination 24% |  |
Marine Forecasts
EDIT (on/off) Help| AMZ330 Charleston Harbor- 616 Am Edt Fri Jul 28 2017 Today..SW winds 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of showers and tstms. Tonight..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Sat..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Showers and tstms likely. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon with vsbys less than 1 nm. Sat night..W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Showers and tstms likely. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening with vsbys less than 1 nm Sun..NE winds 10 kt. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. Sun night..NE winds 10 kt. Mon..NE winds 10 kt. Mon night..E winds 5 to 10 kt. Tue..NE winds 10 kt. Tue night..E winds 5 to 10 kt. Mariners are reminded that winds and waves higher in and near tstms. Unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less. Charleston harbor water temperature 85 degrees. | AMZ300 616 Am Edt Fri Jul 28 2017 Synopsis for the coastal waters of south coastal south carolina and north coastal georgia.. A cold front will approach the area Saturday, then move through Saturday night. High pressure will then build into the area from the northwest and persist for the first half of next week. |
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Hanahan, SC
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Area Discussion for - Charleston, SC
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus62 kchs 281050 afdchs area forecast discussion national weather service charleston sc 650 am edt Fri jul 28 2017 Synopsis A cold front will approach the area Saturday, then move through Saturday night. High pressure will then build into the area from the northwest and persist for the first half of next week. Near term until 6 pm this evening Weak upper-level low pressure lurking off the georgia coast will finally open up and eject out to the northeast this morning in response to weak shortwave energy propagating across the mid-atlantic states. A few showers could brush the lower south carolina coast early, but should end shortly after sunrise. A deep layered westerly flow will overtake the region in the wake of the system pushing offshore, which will help delay the inland progression of the resultant sea breeze circulation until late afternoon. The delayed sea breeze coupled with dnva subsidence on the backside of the departing upper low trough will tend to limit convection despite strong insolation. Modified soundings are fairly unstable for late july and with the region still embedded within a ribbon of pwats near 2 inches isolated showers tstms will remain a possibility. Will limit pops to a broad brushed 20% area wide today with the various cams essentially indifferent on where tstms will initiate. Could see some localized convective enhancement occur along the sea breeze late this afternoon, but this will be highly dependent on whether some inland tstms can develop and push convective outflows east to the coast. An axis of locally higher pops may eventually be needed in subsequent forecast updates, but there not enough confidence on how the meso-beta and meso-gamma patterns will evolve this far out to justify higher pops at this time. It will be a warm and humid day with highs poised to reach into the lower-mid 90s inland with upper 80s to near 90 possible all the way to the beaches. Dewpoints in the lower-mid 70s will yield heat indices 103-106, but MAX values should remain below heat advisory criteria of 110. The day should start out under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies as fog and low- stratus blanket the region, but will mix out quickly once the Sun rises. Expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies to dominate for much of the day before a thickening cirrus canopy overspreads the region from the northwest late in the afternoon. Short term 6 pm this evening through Monday Tonight: a rare, mid-summer cold front will approach from the northwest early Saturday as a deep 500 hpa trough propagating across the great lakes phases with a cyclone meandering across eastern quebec. 28 00z guidance suggest the bulk of the quasi- geostrophic forcing and corridor of strongest upper difluence will pass off the north across north carolina and northern south carolina, but the tail end will brush area late tonight into early Saturday. Expect most of the evening hours to remain dry, but rain chances will be on the increase overnight as the cold front approaches. The nam12 is the most aggressive in dragging a line of intense pre-frontal showers tstms across much of southeast south carolina and southeast georgia this evening and lingering well into the overnight hours, while the GFS and ecmwf with support from the latest nssl-wrf are much less aggressive and several hours later. Will discount the nam12 for now given as there could be some convective feedback mechanisms at work and trend the forecast closer a more conservative gfs ECMWF blended solution. Pops will range from 40-50% across interior southeast south carolina to 10% in the savannah-darien- ludowici corridor. Lows will range from the mid 70s inland to around 80 at the beaches. Saturday: an upper level trough will be establishing itself over the east coast. The bulk of it's energy is over the northeastern states where naefs anamolies are 2-3 standard deviations below normal for this time of year. At the surface, a cold front will approach the area from the northwest in the morning. Ahead of the front, deep moisture is in place. Models show pwats approaching an impressive 2.5" while naefs indicates mean integrated WV transport about 2-3 standard deviations above normal for our area. Lift will increase in advance of the front, aided by the exit region of a jet streak forecasted to start moving over our area late in the day. Showers and thunderstorms are expected ahead of and along the front, starting inland and then moving towards the coast throughout the |
day. SPC has our area under a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms. The limiting factor may be instability due to abundant cloud cover. The GFS shows mlcapes peaking ~2,000 j kg far inland late in the afternoon with showalter indices of -2 to -4. With that in mind, a few severe storms are not out of the question, with the main threat being damaging winds. The main concern could be the heavy rainfall with the storms. While they should be moving at a decent speed, if multiple storms move over the same area flooding could become an issue, especially if they occur around high tide in charleston, which is in the early afternoon. Precipitation will diminish during the evening and overnight as the front moves through the area. However, remnant showers should persist across the coastal locations, especially south of savannah. Sunday and Monday: models show the front becoming stationary far to the south of our area and high pressure building in from the northwest. Models hint at a small chance of precipitation, mainly along the coastal locations south of savannah and the forecast reflect this. The remaining portions of our area can expect to be dry. Temperatures will be a few degrees below normal. But the more noticeable feature will be dew points in the 60s, making it feel much less humid and much more comfortable for this time of year. Long term Monday night through Thursday The stationary front will remain far to our south with high pressure to our northwest. Our area should remain mostly dry through Tuesday. By Wednesday models hint at increasing moisture across our area, and potentially showers thunderstorms. This trend continues into Thursday. Though, models differ on the precipitation potential. The highest pops are along the coastal areas, especially in southeast georgia. Aviation 12z Friday through Tuesday Low stratus and shallow ground fog will persist at ksav through 13z before conditions rapidly improve. ExpectVFR to prevail for much of the period at both kchs and ksav. There is a risk for isolated tstms, but impact probabilities are still too low to justify a mention at either terminal for the 12z TAF cycle. Extended aviation outlook: showers and thunderstorms associated with a cold front are expected to bring periods of flight restrictions Saturday.VFR will return Sunday. Marine Today: southwest winds will increase today as a cold front draws closer. Speeds look to stop out 10-15 kt with seas building 2 ft nearshore with 2-3 ft offshore and charleston county waters. Tonight: pre-frontal surging will push winds into the 15-20 kt range overnight as the front approaches. Gust potential looks limited in the warm flow ahead of the front, so conditions look to remain below small craft advisory thresholds. Seas will correspondingly build, reaching 2-3 ft nearshore with 3-4 ft offshore and portions of the charleston county waters. Saturday: a cold front will approach from the northwest. Ahead of the front, southwest winds are expected. The strongest of these winds looks to be across amz350 where the gradient will be elevated. Gusts could approach 25 kt, mainly across the northeastern portion of the zone in the morning and early afternoon. It's borderline whether or not a small craft advisory will be needed. Regardless, showers and thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon and evening. Some of these storms could bring gusty winds. Following the storms, winds will veer to the north northeast, with the frontal passage overnight. Sunday through Tuesday: the front is expected to remain stationary south of our area while high pressure builds in from the northwest. The general wind pattern will be from the northeast, with winds shifting to the east by Tuesday. Seas will range from 2-4 ft, highest far offshore. Chs watches warnings advisories Ga... None. Sc... None. Marine... None. |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| CHTS1 | 9 mi | 46 min | W 2.9 G 6 | 83°F | 85°F | 1012.6 hPa | ||
| FBIS1 - Folly Island, SC | 16 mi | 64 min | NW 1.9 G 4.1 | 79°F | 1013.1 hPa (+0.4) | 76°F | ||
| 41029 - Capers Nearshore (CAP 2) | 18 mi | 56 min | WNW 7.8 G 12 | 80°F | 84°F | 1012.4 hPa | ||
| ACXS1 - ACE Basin Reserve, SC | 36 mi | 79 min | Calm | 77°F | 1013 hPa | 76°F | ||
| NIWS1 - North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve, SC | 50 mi | 79 min | W 1 | 77°F | 1013 hPa | 77°F |
Wind History for Charleston, SC
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | |
| Last 24hr | SW G7 | SW G6 | SW | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S G15 | S | S | S G8 | SW | S G9 | S G8 | S | S | SW | S G7 | SW | SW | W | NW | SW |
| 1 day ago | N | E | SW G11 | S G11 | E | SW | W | N | N | NE G7 | NE | E | E | E | E | E | NE | NE | N | N | NE | N | N | -- |
| 2 days ago | SW G9 | SW | E | E | SE | S | S | SW G9 | S | SW G7 | SW | SW | S | W G7 | W G9 | NW G7 | N | NW | W | W | W | NW | W | N |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Charleston, Charleston Air Force Base, SC | 5 mi | 68 min | W 4 | 10.00 mi | Partly Cloudy | 78°F | 75°F | 90% | 1012.6 hPa |
| Mount Pleasant Regional-Faison Field, SC | 8 mi | 69 min | N 0 | 5.00 mi | Fog/Mist | 77°F | 77°F | 100% | 1012.9 hPa |
| Charleston Executive Airport, SC | 15 mi | 69 min | N 0 | 9.00 mi | Fair | 81°F | 77°F | 89% | 1012.5 hPa |
| Moncks Corner Berkeley County, SC | 20 mi | 69 min | N 0 | 5.00 mi | Fog/Mist | 73°F | 73°F | 100% | 1012.9 hPa |
| Summerville Airport, SC | 21 mi | 69 min | N 0 | 7.00 mi | Fair | 73°F | 71°F | 94% | 1013.2 hPa |
Wind History from CHS (wind in knots)
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| 1 day ago | E | Calm | S | SW | NE G21 | SW | NW | N | NE | NE | NE | E | SE | E | NE | NE | Calm | N | Calm | Calm | Calm | N | Calm | NE |
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Tide / Current Tables for Clouter Creek, north entrance, Cooper River, South Carolina
EDIT RT Ports Option Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off) Help One Week of Data| Clouter Creek Click for Map Fri -- 01:06 AM EDT 5.99 feet High Tide Fri -- 06:30 AM EDT Sunrise Fri -- 07:04 AM EDT 0.07 feet Low Tide Fri -- 11:52 AM EDT Moonrise Fri -- 01:45 PM EDT 5.63 feet High Tide Fri -- 07:25 PM EDT 0.53 feet Low Tide Fri -- 08:21 PM EDT Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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| 5.6 | 6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
Tide / Current Tables for Charleston Harbor Entrance, South Carolina Current
EDIT (on/off) Help One Week of Data| Charleston Harbor Entrance Click for Map Fri -- 12:42 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Fri -- 03:59 AM EDT -2.34 knots Max Ebb Fri -- 06:30 AM EDT Sunrise Fri -- 07:13 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Fri -- 09:29 AM EDT 1.45 knots Max Flood Fri -- 11:52 AM EDT Moonrise Fri -- 01:23 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Fri -- 04:31 PM EDT -2.19 knots Max Ebb Fri -- 07:36 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Fri -- 08:20 PM EDT Sunset Fri -- 09:43 PM EDT 1.42 knots Max Flood Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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| 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -2 | -2.3 | -2 | -1.2 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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Wind Forecast for Charleston, SC (9,2,3,4)
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Ground Weather Radar Station Charleston, SC
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