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Marine Weather and Tides
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10/6/2018 Colors of tide XTide graphs changed to emphasize that they were upgraded. See next note. Comments welcome. 10/4/2018 I have fixed XTide and updated the harmonic files. There were some name changes so you might have to click EDIT to find the new station name. |
| Sunrise 6:44AM | Sunset 5:08PM | Thursday November 15, 2018 3:37 PM EST (20:37 UTC) | Moonrise 1:07PM | Moonset 12:00AM | Illumination 53% |  |
AMZ250 Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm- 321 Pm Est Thu Nov 15 2018
.small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...
Tonight..W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Fri..NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon.
Fri night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Sat..N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sat night..NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Sun..NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Sun night..N winds 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. Seas 3 ft. A chance of rain.
Mon..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Tue..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, then 3 ft.
.small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...
Tonight..W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Fri..NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon.
Fri night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Sat..N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sat night..NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Sun..NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Sun night..N winds 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. Seas 3 ft. A chance of rain.
Mon..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Tue..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, then 3 ft.
AMZ200 321 Pm Est Thu Nov 15 2018
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles.. Increased winds and wave heights continue tonight as cold front passes across the coastal waters. High pressure will build over the waters starting Friday, continuing through the weekend into next week.
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles.. Increased winds and wave heights continue tonight as cold front passes across the coastal waters. High pressure will build over the waters starting Friday, continuing through the weekend into next week.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Wrightsville Beach, NC
Hourly EDIT Helplocation: 34.21, -77.79 debug
Area Discussion for - Wilmington, NC
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus62 kilm 151725 afdilm area forecast discussion national weather service wilmington nc 1225 pm est Thu nov 15 2018 Synopsis Low pressure will move directly across the coastal carolinas today, bringing widespread rain and rapid changes in temperatures and winds throughout the day. Rain should taper off later this afternoon as drier air builds in. A pair of dry cold fronts next week should keep temperatures generally below normal. Near term through tonight As of 530 am Thursday... Minor tweaks to the high temperature and hourly temperature forecasts based on the 06z GFS and NAM which still appear to have a better handle on the synoptic low location off the ga sc coast compared to the hrrr rap models. The immediate coastline of sc will briefly sneak into the warm sector this morning as will the CAPE fear area by late morning. Temps at ilm could breach 70 degrees, which opens up the potential of surface-based CAPE values approaching 1000 j kg. With 0-6 km bulk shear near 70 knots and bulk richardson values potentially ending up in the sweet spot of 10-15, we'll be watching this one closely for a shallow supercell or two to race onshore along the warm front over the next six hours. -tra discussion from 300 am follows... all of the CWA remains in the cold sector of the evolving storm system and will remain so the next several hours. The more organized shield of precipitation resides to the west with some convective cells offshore well to the south. Overall the system is progressing much like we anticipated. The main rain shield will remain to the west with the good diffluence aloft while the coastal front trough and low pressure will allow some good rain producing and possibly severe weather along the coast in a few hours. The near term guidance shows this occurring starting across southern coastal areas about 13 utc and with a convective line moving quickly north and east through about 18 utc. We continue to advertise categorical pops through this time trending down this afternoon. SPC has elevated the risk to slight for the coastal nc counties. Really no changes to the temperature forecast as well with rising readings along the coast this morning with much cooler temperatures inland. Short term Friday through Saturday night As of 300 am Thursday... Several strong shortwaves responsible for today's storminess will race off the new england coast Friday, followed by a flatter, more zonal upper level pattern across the eastern half of the nation. A very positively-tilted (practically oriented east-west) trough will sink into the central plains states Saturday, but should remain well north of the carolinas. The big story will be the blissfully dry weather as precipitable water values fall to 0.25 to 0.45 inches. Surface high pressure building across the gulf coast states on Friday will shift northeastward into the mid-atlantic states on Saturday. Dry northwest winds on Friday will become dry northeast winds on Saturday. Friday should be the cooler of the two days as the heart of the post-frontal low-level cold pool moves across the carolinas. Even with mostly sunny skies highs should hold in the 56-59 range. As winds diminish Friday night the stage will be set for areas of frost to develop late across inland areas. Since a killing freeze has not yet occurred this fall it's likely we'll need a frost advisory as lows fall into the mid 30s inland, and a few degrees warmer along the coast. 850 mb temps don't warm appreciably between Friday and Saturday but the airmass below 850 mb should warm, leading to highs likely making it into the low-mid 60s Saturday. A weak seabreeze could even develop along the beaches Saturday afternoon. Long term Sunday through Wednesday As of 300 pm Wednesday... Thru Monday, the longwave pattern aloft paints a low amplitude trough covering nearly the entire u.S. With the trough axis west of the ilm cwa. The flow aloft will generally be westerly with equal inputs from the flow out of canada, ie. Northern jet, and the subtropical jet or the southern jet. As a result, no major storm systems through mon |
with temps each day right at normal for this time of the year. For Tue into Wed period, difficult to say if the longwave pattern is in the midst of changing. Or, is it just potent mid level impulses that dive out of canada to amplify the upper trof resulting in a possible quick low pressure system affecting the east coast in he mid to mainly late week period. This will be our 1st shot of pcpn in almost a week if any of these S W mid- level troughs materialize. Aviation 18z Thursday through Tuesday As of 18z... As main rain event has lifted to our northeast, have removed rain from the tafs, though still slight chance of a stray shower or two over the next few hours but hard to tell where and when. Lifr ifr conditions dominate the area, with MVFR in the se corner of nc. The tricky part of this TAF period is forecasting when these ceilings will lift to MVFR. Expecting all terminals to be MVFR by late afternoon, with intermittent ifr possible thereafter, until skies begin to clear intoVFR around 6z. Winds will generally be from the west-northwest into tomorrow. Extended outlook... MVFR ifr lifting overnight thurs for possible stratus and fog Fri morning. After this, drier,VFR conditions Friday into next week. Dry cold frontal passage expected late Monday. Marine Near term through tonight ... as of 11 am Thursday... Latest surface observations from off shore buoy locations continue to lessen as gale conditions transition to small craft winds and gusts. As a result, the gale warnings have been replaced with small craft advisories until 7 pm this evening. Offshore winds will lessen as high pressure filters into the area tonight with seas between 4 and 5 feet and west winds on the order of 10 to 20 kts. Short term Friday through Saturday night ... as of 300 am Thursday... Low pressure will move quickly northeastward off coastal new england on Friday, making way for high pressure along the gulf coast to build across the entire east coast. Northwest winds will diminish during the day Friday, but 15-20 kt winds Friday morning may maintain adverse conditions for small craft. As the high moves into the mid- atlantic states on Saturday, winds will veer north, then northeasterly with speeds generally around 10 knots. Dry weather is expected through the period. In addition to local wind waves, NOAA wavewatch and nwps models both indicate a rather substantial easterly 9-second swell will continue through the weekend, averaging 3-4 feet in amplitude out at the frying pan shoals buoy. Some of this swell energy will be blocked from entering the coastal waters between cape fear and myrtle beach by the shallow water on frying pan shoals itself, but other portions of the coastal waters can expect this swell to become the primary wave component by no later than Friday night. Long term Sunday through Monday ... as of 300 pm Wednesday... With a rather relaxed sfc pg thruout the period, winds will stay below 15 kt and quite possibly aob 10 kt for a portion of the time. This in turn will result in short period wind driven waves that should not be a problem to boaters. However, the 9+ second period ese ground swell will likely become the dominant input to the significant seas formula. Wavewatch3 indicates a 2 to 3 ft possibly up to 4 feet ese ground swell at the advertised 9+ second periods. Ilm watches warnings advisories Sc... None. Nc... None. Marine... Small craft advisory until 7 pm est this evening for amz250- 252-254-256. Synopsis... Tra near term... Mck short term... Tra long term... Dch aviation... Vao marine... |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC | 0 mi | 37 min | W 11 G 16 | 61°F | 68°F | 1009 hPa (-0.0) | ||
| 41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC | 6 mi | 37 min | 66°F | 7 ft | ||||
| 41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 6 mi | 29 min | NW 14 G 21 | 62°F | 66°F | 1008 hPa | ||
| WLON7 | 9 mi | 37 min | 58°F | 62°F | 1009.3 hPa (+1.0) | |||
| 41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 27 mi | 29 min | W 21 G 33 | 66°F | 72°F | 1008.7 hPa | ||
| 41108 | 36 mi | 37 min | 68°F | 6 ft | ||||
| 41064 | 45 mi | 29 min | W 25 G 35 | 71°F | 75°F | 1007.1 hPa | ||
| 41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2) | 45 mi | 29 min | NW 16 G 21 | 52°F | 65°F | 1010.4 hPa | ||
| 41159 | 45 mi | 37 min | 75°F | 11 ft |
Wind History for Wrightsville Beach, NC
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | -12 PM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | |
| Last 24hr | N G21 | N | NE | N G27 | NE G31 | NE G30 | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE G32 | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E G36 | NE | SW | S | W G24 | |
| 1 day ago | W | NW | NW G10 | NW | N | NW G11 | N | N | N G13 | N G18 | N G15 | N G16 | N G16 | N G16 | N G19 | NE G22 | N G22 | N | N G23 | NE G24 | N G25 | NE G22 | N | NE G22 |
| 2 days ago | SE | SE | SE G25 | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S G18 | SE | S G23 | SE | S | SW G21 | SW | SW G7 | W | SW | W | NW | SW | SW G9 | W | W G12 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Wilmington International Airport, NC | 8 mi | 44 min | W 16 G 21 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 59°F | 55°F | 90% | 1009.2 hPa |
| Brunswick County Airport, NC | 24 mi | 57 min | WNW 13 G 19 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 60°F | 55°F | 84% | 1009.8 hPa |
Wind History from ILM (wind in knots)
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| Last 24hr | NE | NE | NE G20 | NE | NE | NE | NE G21 | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE G21 | NE | E G28 | E G25 | W G28 | N | E | W | W G28 | W G21 |
| 1 day ago | W | NW | NW | NW | N | N G16 | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | NE | N | N |
| 2 days ago | N | NE | SE G19 | SE G18 | SE | SE G17 | SE G20 | S | S | S G16 | S G22 | S G26 | SW | W | W | W | SW | W | W | W | SW | W | W | SW |
Tide / Current Tables for Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Thu -- 12:38 AM EST 2.88 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:37 AM EST 0.60 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:43 AM EST Sunrise
Thu -- 09:54 AM EST First Quarter
Thu -- 12:58 PM EST 3.40 feet High Tide
Thu -- 01:06 PM EST Moonrise
Thu -- 05:07 PM EST Sunset
Thu -- 07:38 PM EST 0.45 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:38 AM EST 2.88 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:37 AM EST 0.60 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:43 AM EST Sunrise
Thu -- 09:54 AM EST First Quarter
Thu -- 12:58 PM EST 3.40 feet High Tide
Thu -- 01:06 PM EST Moonrise
Thu -- 05:07 PM EST Sunset
Thu -- 07:38 PM EST 0.45 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2 |
Tide / Current Tables for Wilmington, North Carolina
EDIT (on/off) Help One Week of DataWilmington
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Thu -- 03:00 AM EST 3.70 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:44 AM EST Sunrise
Thu -- 09:17 AM EST 0.47 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 09:54 AM EST First Quarter
Thu -- 01:07 PM EST Moonrise
Thu -- 03:28 PM EST 4.12 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:07 PM EST Sunset
Thu -- 10:05 PM EST 0.42 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 03:00 AM EST 3.70 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:44 AM EST Sunrise
Thu -- 09:17 AM EST 0.47 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 09:54 AM EST First Quarter
Thu -- 01:07 PM EST Moonrise
Thu -- 03:28 PM EST 4.12 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:07 PM EST Sunset
Thu -- 10:05 PM EST 0.42 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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Wind Forecast for Wilmington, NC (15,3,4,5)
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