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AMZ250 Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm- 1008 Pm Edt Sat May 18 2024
Overnight - W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog late. Sun - NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: ne 3 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Sun night - NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: ne 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Mon - NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: ne 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Mon night - NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Tue - NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Tue night - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wed - NE winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wed night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Thu - SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Thu night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

AMZ200 1008 Pm Edt Sat May 18 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 sag southward tonight, bringing unsettled weather to the waters through Sunday. High pressure with accompanying dry weather will build in from the west for early next week.

FXUS62 KILM 190212 AFDILM

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1012 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

SYNOPSIS
A front will push off the coast tonight, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms continuing into Sunday. Cooler and drier air will move into the area on Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures will warm by mid-week, and no precipitation is expected. A weakening cold front will approach the region Thursday night, bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday.

UPDATE
No major changes from the ongoing forecast with this update. A composite front/outflow boundary continues to sag southward with showers and storms popping up and pushing eastward. As remnant surface-based instability is lifted along the boundary, expect showers and a few thunderstorms to remain possible across the region through tonight. However, continued nocturnal cooling should reduce instability enough to keep only scattered shower activity in play for the Pee Dee and Grand Strand areas.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/
Energy in the mid levels of the atmosphere will interact with a frontal boundary and warm, moist air over the area to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly this afternoon and evening. The front will drop south through the area late tonight into Sunday, reducing but not eliminating chances for rain for Sunday. Lows tonight will fall to the mid 60s with highs Sunday in the low to mid 70s.

SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/
A cold front will shift off the coast, and scattered showers are possible along the coastal counties through midnight. Cool, dry, high pressure will build over the area on Monday. Monday's high temperatures will be in the upper to lower 70s. Lows on Sunday night will be in the upper 50s, and on Monday night, they will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
High pressure will remain over the regions Tuesday through Thursday.
A cold front will move into the Carolinas on Thursday and to the eastern half of the Carolinas on Friday. This front will dissipate over the area on Saturday. Chances of showers and thunderstorms will begin Thursday afternoon, mainly west of Interstate 95, before chances increase across the entire region on Friday and Saturday.

As the week progresses, we can anticipate a gradual increase in temperatures. On Tuesday, highs are expected to reach the lower 80s inland and the upper 70s along the beaches. This warming trend will continue from Wednesday to Saturday, with highs climbing to the mid- to upper 80s inland and the lower 80s at the beaches. Low temperatures will slowly rise from the lower 60s Tuesday night to 67 to 70 degrees along the coast.

AVIATION /02Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
VFR conditions this evening are expected to deteriorate from north to south as a cold front sags into the area, bringing IFR to potentially LIFR cigs to all terminals overnight. The northern terminals (ILM and LBT) are also expected to see transient MVFR to IFR vis restrictions in passing showers/storms as convection over central NC drifts southward, with LIFR possible in the heaviest rain. This convection is expected to weaken and gradually dissipate as nocturnal cooling decreases instability, so the further south terminals (FLO, CRE, MYR) should only see passing showers if the precipitation band makes it. Otherwise, expect IFR to LIFR cigs to persist into tomorrow morning with a very gradual lifting of cigs into the MVFR range expected through the end of the period.

Extended Outlook...Cig restrictions may continue through Sunday night before VFR takes over during the day on Monday. VFR should otherwise prevail with early morning vis or cig restrictions possible each day through the end of the period.

MARINE
Through Sunday: Southwest winds to 10 KT or less will become west late tonight and N to NE at 10 to 15 KT Sunday. Seas of 2 to 3 FT tonight will continue into Sunday.

Sunday Night Through Friday: A cold front will shift east of the waters on Sunday night, and high pressure will build over the waters through Thursday. On Friday, a cold front will approach eastern North Carolina.

Winds are expected to increase to 15 to 20 knots Sunday night into Monday before the pressure gradient weakens by Monday afternoon. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed on Monday, with the best chances in the waters south of Murrells Inlet, highlighting the need for caution.

Seas are expected to increase to 2 to 4 feet on Sunday night into Monday before diminishing to 2 feet by Thursday.

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

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