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AMZ330 Charleston Harbor- 719 Pm Edt Sun Apr 28 2024
Tonight - SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Mon - SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Mon night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Tue - S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Tue night - S winds 10 kt. Wed - S winds 10 kt. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Wed night - SW winds 10 kt. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Thu - E winds 10 kt. Thu night - SE winds 10 kt. Fri - SE winds 10 kt. Fri night - S winds 10 kt.
winds and waves higher in and near tstms.
unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less.
charleston harbor water temperature 72 degrees.

AMZ300 719 Pm Edt Sun Apr 28 2024
Synopsis for the coastal waters of south coastal south carolina and north coastal georgia - High pressure will prevail through much of the week. A weak disturbance will move through late Tuesday. A weak cold front could approach next weekend.

FXUS62 KCHS 282353 AFDCHS

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 753 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

SYNOPSIS
High pressure will prevail through much of the week. A weak disturbance will move through late Tuesday. A weak cold front could approach next weekend.

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/
A beautiful late-April evening along the Southeast coast as the surface ridge axis remains overhead and mainly only cirrus in the area makes for exceptional sunset color potential. No significant changes to the forecast with the sunset update.

Tonight: Aloft, the axis of a mid-upper lvl ridge will remain extended across the Southeast, keeping a dry forecast in place.
At the sfc, the local area will remain along the western periphery of high pressure centered across the western Atlantic.
Favorable radiational cooling conditions overnight as winds decouple under mainly clear skies. In general, temps will be a few degrees cooler than the previous night, dipping into the mid 50s inland to low-mid 60s near the coast. Approaching daybreak, there remains sufficient low-level moisture to produce some stratus or stratocumulus within a light onshore flow mainly across southeast GA, while more pronounced lower-to-mid level subsidence could bring some patchy, shallow fog for sheltered areas across much of inland southeast South Carolina.

SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Ridging aloft will prevail on Monday, while at the surface the region will be positioned under the western periphery of high pressure centered over the Atlantic waters. Quiet weather is expected on Monday, with high temperatures reaching into the upper 70s directly along the beaches and low to mid 80s elsewhere.

The ridging aloft will shift offshore on Tuesday as a shortwave trough ripples across the southeastern states. Models are indicating that the shortwave will possess enough forcing and moisture to spur isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening, mainly across inland locations. High temperatures will once again reach into the low to mid 80s.

Weak ridging aloft will build back into the region on Wednesday as the shortwave ejects off the Mid Atlantic coast. A well defined sea breeze is forecast to develop in the afternoon hours, which could spawn isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will continue to warm, with highs reaching into the upper 80s away from the beaches.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
Weak ridging to almost zonal flow will develop aloft, while high pressure prevails at the surface. Another shortwave trough is forecast to swing across the southeastern states Friday, possibly bringing isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms to the region. Otherwise, quiet conditions with above normal temperatures are expected.

AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
VFR conditions are expected to prevail at KCHS, KJZI, and KSAV through 18Z Monday. The surface ridge axis overhead should keep the potential for MVFR ceilings mainly south of KSAV. Clear skies and calm winds will bring the potential for some patchy, shallow fog inland through the pre-dawn hours Monday, but vis restrictions are unlikely (<10% chance) at any of the TAF terminals. Light winds trend more southerly on Monday with continued dry conditions and limited cloud cover.

Extended Aviation Outlook: Prevailing VFR.

MARINE
Tonight: High pressure centered across the western Atlantic will extend across local waters, resulting in mainly quiet weather conditions. Long fetch over the past few days will support seas up to 5-6 ft across offshore Georgia waters for the next few hours, but are expected to subside to below Small Craft Advisory levels by 6 PM. Otherwise, expect winds/seas to remain below advisory criteria across nearshore waters with seas as high as 3-5 ft early, subsiding to 2-4 ft this evening. East-southeast winds should gust no higher than 10-15 kt early evening, then decrease to 10 kt or less by midnight.

Monday through Thursday: With high pressure prevailing aloft, generally quiet marine conditions are expected through the period.
Seas are forecast to average 2 to 4 ft across the marine zones.
Winds will be out of the SE to SW, generally around 10 knots. Each afternoon a sea breeze is expected to form, which could produce some gusty winds along the coastline and in the Charleston Harbor. Some gusts could approach 20 knots.

Rip Currents: Onshore winds and small swells will lead to a Moderate Risk of rip currents at all beaches into early evening.

CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...None.
SC...None.
MARINE...None.

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Pimlico
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Sun -- 12:02 AM EDT     Moonrise
Sun -- 02:39 AM EDT     1.95 feet High Tide
Sun -- 06:34 AM EDT     Sunrise
Sun -- 09:38 AM EDT     Moonset
Sun -- 09:47 AM EDT     0.60 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 02:50 PM EDT     1.52 feet High Tide
Sun -- 08:00 PM EDT     Sunset
Sun -- 09:34 PM EDT     0.49 feet Low Tide
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Pimlico, West Branch, Cooper River, South Carolina, Tide feet

Charleston Harbor
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Sun -- 12:01 AM EDT     Moonrise
Sun -- 03:14 AM EDT     -2.30 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 06:34 AM EDT     Sunrise
Sun -- 06:46 AM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 09:09 AM EDT     1.55 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 09:38 AM EDT     Moonset
Sun -- 11:56 AM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 03:22 PM EDT     -2.00 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 06:30 PM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 07:59 PM EDT     Sunset
Sun -- 09:30 PM EDT     2.19 knots Max Flood
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Charleston Harbor, off Fort Sumter, South Carolina Current (expired 1996-12-31), knots

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