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AMZ252 Coastal Waters From Cape Fear Nc To Little River Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm- 341 Am Edt Thu Apr 25 2024
Through 7 am - W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Today - NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Tonight - E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and se 2 ft at 5 seconds.Fri - NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Fri night - E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Sat - E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. Sat night - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Sun - SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Sun night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mon - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mon night - SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

AMZ200 341 Am Edt Thu Apr 25 2024
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles - A cold front will move off the coast this morning. High pressure will build in from the north today through Saturday. Winds will veer southerly by Sunday as the high moves offshore.

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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 357 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

SYNOPSIS
High pressure will build in from the north today through Saturday with dry weather expected. A warming trend will develop early next week as the high shifts to off the southeast US coast.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
High pressure building to the north today will bring mostly sunny skies outside of some surface-based cumulus developing in patches during the afternoon. Shallow instability near the NC coast could lead to the development of a sea breeze shower or two shortly afternoon noon. The bulk of cool air remains displaced to the north today, allowing afternoon highs to reach the upper 70s to near 80 across portions of SC. Generally, temperatures are a degree or two above the guidance mean.
Northeast flow develops this evening as high pressure settles over New England. Inversion aloft and moisture advecting surface winds could lead to the development of low level cloud cover late tonight, especially along the coast. Low temperatures reflect this chance with the majority of the area in the low and mid 50s.

SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/
High pressure will continue to extend down into the Southeast as it shifts off the Mid Atlantic coast Fri into Sat. An onshore flow will persist as the winds shift from the NE to the E and eventually SE heading into Sun. The onshore winds will be enhanced both Fri and Sat aftn near the coast in afternoon sea breeze. Will see a mix of low and high clouds through the period, including some aftn cu, especially along sea breeze boundary which should get a decent push inland with easterly component to the prevailing winds. At the same time, a ridge will build overhead with increasing heights. This should help with warming, but the cooler air pushing inland in the afternoon sea breeze, and overall lower low level thicknesses, expect temps to be slightly below normal for Fri and Sat. Overnight lows will be right around normal or slightly above, in the mid 50s.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Sunday will start a real warming trends as ridge builds overhead and winds shift to a more S-SW flow early to midweek as high pressure settles off the Southeast coast. The 850 thicknesses and H5 heights begin to show a nice rising trend. This will combine with plenty of bright late April sunshine to support high temps into the 80s each day. The southerly flow will support increasing humidity as dewpoints reach closer to 60.
This will also keep overnight lows on the warmer side. The next cold front should not reach the area until midweek and therefore aside from a stray sea breeze shwr possible, expect a mainly rain-free period.

AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
Most areas in VFR this morning. A few areas of ground fog are possible where heavier measurable precip was observed earlier this evening. Periodic ground fog will come to an end shortly after sunrise and VFR will dominate. Weak gradient will keep east to northeast light winds tomorrow. Brief VIS restriction is possible in southeastern NC where shallow convection during the afternoon could lead to the development of a stray shower, impacts should remain limited.

Extended Outlook...There is a low potential for MVFR to IFR visibility in ground fog Friday morning. VFR expected through Monday outside of a chance of morning fog this weekend.

MARINE
Through Tonight...Light and variable winds are expected this morning following a cold front. Increasing northeast flow will develop by this afternoon as high pressure builds to our north.
Nearshore sea breeze winds around 15 knots will maintain intensity past sunset, increasing to 15-20 knots this evening.
NE flow will produce increasing seas overnight with 2-3 foot seas today increasing to 3-4 feet by Friday morning.

Friday through Monday...Onshore flow will continue through much of the weekend with winds veering from more of a NE flow to the E ad then SE by Sun, overall diminishing from 15 to 20 on Fri down to 5 to 10 by late Sat. The afternoon sea breeze should keep winds higher each afternoon into late day closer to the coast. Seas will start out in the 3 to 4 or maybe even some 5 fters on Fri in a gusty NE wind, but will diminish to 2 to 4 ft by Sun, dropping below 3 ft by Mon as winds shift around to more of a SW to W flow around high pressure establishing itself off the Southeast coast. A longer period easterly swell will mix in. No headlines are expected through the period.

ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...None.
SC...None.
MARINE...None.

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