Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Southport, NC
April 24, 2024 3:14 AM EDT (07:14 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:27 AM Sunset 7:52 PM Moonrise 7:49 PM Moonset 5:40 AM |
AMZ252 Coastal Waters From Cape Fear Nc To Little River Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm- 1225 Am Edt Wed Apr 24 2024
Rest of tonight - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Wed - SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Wed night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
Thu - N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Thu night - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Fri - NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri night - E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat - E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat night - SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sun - SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sun night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
AMZ200 1225 Am Edt Wed Apr 24 2024
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles - High pressure will move farther offshore ahead of a cold front that will reach the area tonight. High pressure will build in from the north Thursday through Saturday.
Area Discussion for - Wilmington, NC
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 116 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
SYNOPSIS
A weak backdoor cold front will bring only minor rain chances late Wednesday into Wednesday night. High pressure will build in from the north thereafter but should not bring cooler temperatures. A warming trend will develop for the weekend into early next week.
UPDATE
Not much in the way of changes for the overnight. Much warmer tonight compared to last night as well mixed boundary layer keep temperatures within a few degrees of climo, upper 40s to around 50 in most areas. Fog also will not be an issue with wind speeds of 5-10 mph overnight.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/
Surface high pressure will shift increasingly offshore through the period while subtle mid-level ridging is shunted away by a trough swinging through the Ohio Valley into the Northeast. At this latitude, we are expecting to see a glancing influence from this trough with small height falls and weak warm advection ahead of its associated cold front. With the best forcing for ascent staying to our north and surface convergence along the front waning as it becomes oriented increasingly parallel to the flow aloft, only isolated showers are expected at this time from late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night as it settles southward. While some hi-res guidance depicts a swath or two of heavier shower activity, the majority of models keep precip sparse, so will opt to keep PoPs on the slight-chance side for now, although this may need to be raised in the future for the northern and western areas of our CWA
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/
Backdoor cold front will be sagging through the area at the start of the period. Enough guidance is hinting at small rain chances as this occurs and after some inter-office collab decided to introduce some small rain chances. Dry air readily filters in behind this boundary for a sunny Thursday that will wind up seasonable.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
HIgh pressure wedged in from the north seemingly can't decide whether it wants to retreat or not Friday. Other than the wind forecast this will have little bearing as solar modification by the increasingly strong sunshine will offset the weak NE winds for a seasonably warm afternoon. The surface high finally pulls away to the north and east over the weekend but the high aloft will be overhead. This will lead to quiet weather and a gradual warming trend, temperatures almost 10 degrees above climo by the end of the period.
AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
VFR should continue through the next 24 hours. Breezy southwest winds should gust to 15-20 kt after sunrise. The approach of a cold front should lead to increasing afternoon cumulus clouds, merging into a broken deck by this evening with scattered showers dotting the area. At this time there do not appear to be widespread ceiling or visibility concerns with these showers.
Extended Outlook...There is a low potential for MVFR/IFR ceilings Thursday morning, and for low visibility in ground fog Friday morning.
MARINE
Through Wednesday... With high pressure moving offshore, southerly winds increase tonight and gradually veer through southwesterly tomorrow ahead of a cold front. Elevated seas due to 2-4 ft easterly 10-sec swells will remain in place while an increasing south to southwesterly wind wave component builds to 2-4 ft by late Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday through Sunday... A backdoor cold front pushes through at the start of the period turning veering our SW considerably by Thursday, by which time they will have changed 180 degrees. This will confuse seas, steepening wave faces and likely making the wind chop be more prevalent then the easterly swell. The post-frontal high will remain to our north until Friday and less so Saturday leading to more gradual veering than the early period FROPA. Winds will be back to southerly by the period's end.
ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...High Risk for Rip Currents from 6 AM EDT this morning through this evening for NCZ106-108.
SC...None.
MARINE...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 116 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
SYNOPSIS
A weak backdoor cold front will bring only minor rain chances late Wednesday into Wednesday night. High pressure will build in from the north thereafter but should not bring cooler temperatures. A warming trend will develop for the weekend into early next week.
UPDATE
Not much in the way of changes for the overnight. Much warmer tonight compared to last night as well mixed boundary layer keep temperatures within a few degrees of climo, upper 40s to around 50 in most areas. Fog also will not be an issue with wind speeds of 5-10 mph overnight.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/
Surface high pressure will shift increasingly offshore through the period while subtle mid-level ridging is shunted away by a trough swinging through the Ohio Valley into the Northeast. At this latitude, we are expecting to see a glancing influence from this trough with small height falls and weak warm advection ahead of its associated cold front. With the best forcing for ascent staying to our north and surface convergence along the front waning as it becomes oriented increasingly parallel to the flow aloft, only isolated showers are expected at this time from late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night as it settles southward. While some hi-res guidance depicts a swath or two of heavier shower activity, the majority of models keep precip sparse, so will opt to keep PoPs on the slight-chance side for now, although this may need to be raised in the future for the northern and western areas of our CWA
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/
Backdoor cold front will be sagging through the area at the start of the period. Enough guidance is hinting at small rain chances as this occurs and after some inter-office collab decided to introduce some small rain chances. Dry air readily filters in behind this boundary for a sunny Thursday that will wind up seasonable.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
HIgh pressure wedged in from the north seemingly can't decide whether it wants to retreat or not Friday. Other than the wind forecast this will have little bearing as solar modification by the increasingly strong sunshine will offset the weak NE winds for a seasonably warm afternoon. The surface high finally pulls away to the north and east over the weekend but the high aloft will be overhead. This will lead to quiet weather and a gradual warming trend, temperatures almost 10 degrees above climo by the end of the period.
AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
VFR should continue through the next 24 hours. Breezy southwest winds should gust to 15-20 kt after sunrise. The approach of a cold front should lead to increasing afternoon cumulus clouds, merging into a broken deck by this evening with scattered showers dotting the area. At this time there do not appear to be widespread ceiling or visibility concerns with these showers.
Extended Outlook...There is a low potential for MVFR/IFR ceilings Thursday morning, and for low visibility in ground fog Friday morning.
MARINE
Through Wednesday... With high pressure moving offshore, southerly winds increase tonight and gradually veer through southwesterly tomorrow ahead of a cold front. Elevated seas due to 2-4 ft easterly 10-sec swells will remain in place while an increasing south to southwesterly wind wave component builds to 2-4 ft by late Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday through Sunday... A backdoor cold front pushes through at the start of the period turning veering our SW considerably by Thursday, by which time they will have changed 180 degrees. This will confuse seas, steepening wave faces and likely making the wind chop be more prevalent then the easterly swell. The post-frontal high will remain to our north until Friday and less so Saturday leading to more gradual veering than the early period FROPA. Winds will be back to southerly by the period's end.
ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...High Risk for Rip Currents from 6 AM EDT this morning through this evening for NCZ106-108.
SC...None.
MARINE...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
41108 | 14 mi | 74 min | 64°F | 65°F | 3 ft | |||
MBIN7 | 14 mi | 74 min | WSW 7G | 60°F | 30.10 | 51°F | ||
MBNN7 | 20 mi | 74 min | WSW 5.1G | 58°F | 30.10 | 49°F | ||
41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 22 mi | 66 min | SSW 16G | 64°F | 64°F | 30.12 | 49°F | |
41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC | 22 mi | 48 min | 65°F | 4 ft | ||||
WLON7 | 22 mi | 56 min | 57°F | 68°F | 30.09 | |||
JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC | 24 mi | 56 min | SW 8.9G | 60°F | 64°F | 30.10 | ||
41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2) | 25 mi | 66 min | SSW 18G | 64°F | 66°F | 30.11 | 54°F | |
SSBN7 | 25 mi | 79 min | 66°F | 3 ft | ||||
41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 35 mi | 126 min | SW 16G | 64°F | 65°F | 30.14 | 52°F | |
41013 - Frying Pan Shoals, NC Buoy | 36 mi | 44 min | SW 14G | 65°F | 65°F | 30.14 | 49°F |
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Airport Reports
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KSUT CAPE FEAR RGNL JETPORT/HOWIE FRANKLIN FLD,NC | 3 sm | 14 min | SW 07G14 | 10 sm | Clear | 61°F | 46°F | 59% | 30.12 |
Tide / Current for Southport, Cape Fear River, North Carolina
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Southport
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Wed -- 03:21 AM EDT 0.18 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:29 AM EDT Sunrise
Wed -- 06:39 AM EDT Moonset
Wed -- 09:06 AM EDT 3.83 feet High Tide
Wed -- 03:19 PM EDT 0.22 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:50 PM EDT Sunset
Wed -- 08:48 PM EDT Moonrise
Wed -- 09:31 PM EDT 4.61 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 03:21 AM EDT 0.18 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:29 AM EDT Sunrise
Wed -- 06:39 AM EDT Moonset
Wed -- 09:06 AM EDT 3.83 feet High Tide
Wed -- 03:19 PM EDT 0.22 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:50 PM EDT Sunset
Wed -- 08:48 PM EDT Moonrise
Wed -- 09:31 PM EDT 4.61 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Southport, Cape Fear River, North Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
2.7 |
1 am |
1.6 |
2 am |
0.7 |
3 am |
0.2 |
4 am |
0.3 |
5 am |
1 |
6 am |
2 |
7 am |
2.9 |
8 am |
3.6 |
9 am |
3.8 |
10 am |
3.7 |
11 am |
3.1 |
12 pm |
2.3 |
1 pm |
1.4 |
2 pm |
0.7 |
3 pm |
0.3 |
4 pm |
0.4 |
5 pm |
1.1 |
6 pm |
2.2 |
7 pm |
3.3 |
8 pm |
4.1 |
9 pm |
4.5 |
10 pm |
4.6 |
11 pm |
4.1 |
Cape Fear
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Wed -- 02:42 AM EDT 0.19 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:29 AM EDT Sunrise
Wed -- 06:39 AM EDT Moonset
Wed -- 08:33 AM EDT 4.12 feet High Tide
Wed -- 02:40 PM EDT 0.24 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:50 PM EDT Sunset
Wed -- 08:48 PM EDT Moonrise
Wed -- 08:58 PM EDT 4.96 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 02:42 AM EDT 0.19 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:29 AM EDT Sunrise
Wed -- 06:39 AM EDT Moonset
Wed -- 08:33 AM EDT 4.12 feet High Tide
Wed -- 02:40 PM EDT 0.24 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:50 PM EDT Sunset
Wed -- 08:48 PM EDT Moonrise
Wed -- 08:58 PM EDT 4.96 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Cape Fear, North Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
2.2 |
1 am |
1.1 |
2 am |
0.4 |
3 am |
0.2 |
4 am |
0.8 |
5 am |
1.8 |
6 am |
2.8 |
7 am |
3.6 |
8 am |
4 |
9 am |
4.1 |
10 am |
3.6 |
11 am |
2.8 |
12 pm |
1.9 |
1 pm |
1 |
2 pm |
0.4 |
3 pm |
0.3 |
4 pm |
0.8 |
5 pm |
1.9 |
6 pm |
3.1 |
7 pm |
4.1 |
8 pm |
4.7 |
9 pm |
5 |
10 pm |
4.7 |
11 pm |
4 |
Wilmington, NC,
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