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AMZ250 Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm- 325 Pm Edt Thu Apr 25 2024
Through 7 pm - E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 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 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Fri - NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot 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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Sat night - E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Sun - SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Sun night - SW 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 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.Tue - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Tue night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

AMZ200 325 Pm 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 - High pressure builds in from the north through Saturday. Winds will veer southerly by Sunday as the high moves offshore.

FXUS62 KILM 251922 AFDILM

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 322 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

SYNOPSIS
High pressure will build in from the north 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 FRIDAY/
Benign weather through Friday as sfc high pressure ridges in from the north and NW flow persists aloft. Just enough moisture for some cumulus this aftn, but rain is kept out of the forecast except for Pender county (only 20% chance). Some low clouds expected tonight especially near the coast with moister weak onshore flow. Temps tonight right at climatological norms for late April...lows in the mid 50s. Continued dry into Friday with partly cloudy skies and light easterly flow which means slightly cooler temps than today...highs in the low/mid 70s most areas.

SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/
Mid-upper ridge in place heading into this weekend. Surface high pressure centered well to the northeast Friday night shifts off the Mid-Atlantic coast Saturday, with a weak coastal trough off our coast Saturday morning. Increased clouds Friday night into Saturday in response to coastal trough and weak impulses aloft. Onshore flow, from the surface up to 850mb, will keep high temps Saturday slightly below normal in the upper 70s and low temps near normal in the mid 50s.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
Deep ridging remains in place, with center of surface high pressure shifting to off our coast Sunday and lingering off the Southeast coast through early next week. The shift of low level winds to southerly and then southwesterly will kick off a warming trend and push temps above normal for next week. Area remains dry through Tuesday with decent subsidence aloft. Upper ridge begins to weaken late Tuesday as a series of shortwaves move across the US/Canada border. Combination of warm temps, sea breeze, increased dewpoints, weakened subsidence, and an inland surface trough mid week, we could see afternoon popcorn convection Wednesday and Thursday. A cold front approaches the area on Thursday, though too far out for models to agree on timing, strength, etc of front.

AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
VFR to start off the 18Z TAF period with broad sfc high pressure centered off to the north and a cold front now offshore. Light NE winds continue for the remainder of the day. Cannot rule out a shower this evening over the Cape Fear region but chances are far too low to include mention in the TAFs. Still expecting low clouds to develop tonight, but with limited moisture confidence is low whether this will become a broken deck or not...for now capped it at SCT.

Extended Outlook...Predominately VFR expected through early next week outside of a chance of morning fog this weekend.

MARINE
Through Friday...Sub-SCA conditions continue with sfc high pressure off to the north. An uptick in the ENE flow is expected starting this evening, but only up to 15-20 kt, continuing through the day Friday. This will allow the 2-3 ft seas today to build to 3-4 ft for Friday, mainly driven by increasing easterly 5-6 second waves.

Friday Night through Tuesday...Benign marine conditions continue through early next week. Onshore flow Friday night through Saturday night shifts to southerly Sunday as surface high pressure becomes centered east of NC. Winds become southwesterly for the start of the work week as the center of the offshore high pressure moves further southward. With a warming trend kicking in late this weekend, will certainly see sea breeze influence near the coasts each afternoon. Seas 3-4 ft Friday night through Saturday night lowers to 2-3 ft Sunday through Tuesday as northeasterly component weakens, being replaced by an easterly fresh swell and weak wind chop early next week.

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

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