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Marine Weather and Tides Wrightsville Beach, NC Version 3.4

What's New / NOTES 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.

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Sunrise 6:04AM

Sunset 8:12PM

Tuesday May 21, 2019 10:35 PM EDT (02:35 UTC)

Moonrise 10:02PM

Moonset 7:22AM

Illumination 90%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Wrightsville Beach, NC

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Area Discussion for - Wilmington, NC

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Fxus62 kilm 220137 afdilm area forecast discussion... Cor national weather service wilmington nc 931 pm edt Tue may 21 2019 Synopsis A weak frontal boundary will drop through the area this evening and overnight. High pressure will settle in behind this feature much of the week, with an increasingly warm airmass spreading over the carolinas Friday into early next week. Near term through Wednesday night As of 930 pm Tuesday... High pressure is presently sinking southward over the SE corner of nc this evening, with only the echoes of a sea breeze boundary, and leading edge of high pressure giving off returns from the 88-delta. No mentionable pop values overnight planned as drier air works in, and convergence weakens along a southward moving surface boundary. 'andrea' downgraded, lost her name as a remnant low, but a slight uptick in SE swell Wednesday looks reasonable, but only a foot or two at most, at around 9 seconds. A few nocturnal clouds expected overnight, some low, may form in vicinity or behind the frontal boundary, thus partly cloudy looks buyable as tonights sky descriptor. As of 615 pm Tuesday... Bowing wind-surge arcing into pender county soon, marking a leading edge of high pressure, with enhanced NE gusts, then lowering of dewpoints. Orientation of said feature nearly perpendicular to a sea breeze front, may allow isolated pop up convection over the interior corner of se nc through evening, though probability of measurable rainfall in any one location 14% or less, as such no pcpn mention in zone forecasts. Low-level stability is increasing, and CAPE overall is decreasing. 10-meter winds will peak with anti-cyclone surge, 10-12 mph sustained average, holding at 6-9 mph for the duration of the overnight period. This, and 2-meter rh MAX overnight 79-88% will likely prevent fog mist development. The N to S frontal journey will bring the coolest min-ts early Wednesday from red springs to elizabethtown to burgaw, with middle 60s, upper 60s to near 70 most everywhere else. As of 300 pm Tuesday... A weakening cold front reaching toward the nc sc border has come up against the sea breeze allowing for some CU to grow. May see isolated convection before mid to upper ridge builds aloft suppressing shower activity as we head into mid week. Drier air behind the front will advect in from the north as high pressure builds down through tonight allowing dewpoint temps to drop several degrees, mainly over nc. Expect temps to range from near 60 in northern counties to around 70 over coastal northeast sc. Sfc high pressure will continue to build down from the north through wed before shifting east off the mid atlantic coast through wed night. Our local area will remain on the southern side of the high in an easterly on shore breeze on wed. This moderate on shore flow will keep relatively cooler air mass across the eastern carolinas through wed. A ridge building aloft should keep it rain free, although models are hinting at a possible shower developing in convergence around the base of the high mainly in sc overnight or wed aftn. Temps on Wed will be near 80 closer to the coast and mid 80s inland. Wed night will be clear and dry with temps in the lower 60s over northern zones and the mid 60s elsewhere. Short term Thursday through Thursday night As of 330 pm Tuesday... Surface high pressure centers just off

the nc coast Thursday, as a weak frontal boundary slides towards the area. Included a slight chance of a shra TSTM over NW areas where the best moisture lift will reside, however with an upper-level ridge in place not expecting more than isolated pcpn. High temps range from the 80s near the coast to the upr 80s lwr 90s inland. Dry for Thursday night under a mostly clear sky and low temps in the upr 60s. Long term Friday through Tuesday As of 330 pm Tuesday... Upper-level ridge remains anchored across the SE u.S. To start off the long term period. Eventually the ridge slowly breaks down early next week ushering in nw flow aloft. Forecast soundings continue to show copious amounts of mid-level dry air and a strong subsidence inversion aloft. Precip chances: dry through the whole period. Temps: about 10 degrees above normal each day. Expect highs in the mid upr 90s, with overnight lows mainly in the lwr 70s. Heat advisories seem unlikely given the dry nature of the air mass. Aviation 01z Wednesday through Sunday As of 00z... Cold front visible via satellite as a thin line of clouds marks the leading edge. Not much weather associated with it, however an MVFR ceiling is expected, post frontal. Winds will shift to the east northeast after midnight. Wednesday, MVFR ceilings will slowly mix out by late morning with continued northeast flow. Extended outlook... ContinuedVFR through late week as high pressure dominates. Slight chance of brief MVFR conditions each morning from low stratus and or fog. Marine As of 300 pm Tuesday... A surge of northeasterly winds up around 15 kts or so, will work its way down the coast through tonight, reaching CAPE fear waters this evening and spreading down into the grand strand area later this evening. This will push seas up to near 3 to 4 ft building from north to south across the waters tonight into wed. Winds will continue to veer around from NE to E as the high continues to push south, and an on shore flow will continue through wed. Overall seas will remain in the 2 to 4 ft range most waters. Winds and seas will diminish heading into early thurs as winds lighten and shift around to e-se. Sub-small craft advisory conditions expected to continue for the remainder of week due to high pressure in place. ~10 kt onshore flow for Thursday becomes swly Friday at 10-15 kt as a weak trough drops into the area. Similar wind speeds into Saturday with an aftn sea breeze developing. Seas only 2-3 ft though the period. Ilm watches warnings advisories Sc... None. Nc... None. Marine... None. Synopsis... Mas 8 near term... Rgz 8 short term... Mas long term... Mas aviation... 43 marine... Mas rgz

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC	0 mi	41 min	ENE 17 G 18	75°F	76°F		1016.8 hPa
41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC	6 mi	87 min	E 5.8 G 7.8	75°F	76°F		1015.4 hPa
41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC	6 mi	35 min			76°F	2 ft
WLON7	9 mi	41 min		77°F	79°F		1016.4 hPa
41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC	27 mi	87 min	NE 1.9 G 5.8	76°F	77°F		1015.8 hPa
41108	36 mi	35 min			77°F	2 ft
41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2)	45 mi	87 min	SSW 3.9 G 12	76°F	79°F		1014.9 hPa
41064	45 mi	87 min	E 16 G 21	74°F	76°F		1016.4 hPa
41159	45 mi	35 min			76°F	4 ft

Wind History for Wrightsville Beach, NC

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Wilmington International Airport, NC	8 mi	42 min	E 8	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	74°F	69°F	85%	1016.5 hPa
Brunswick County Airport, NC	24 mi	55 min	N 0	mi		76°F	73°F	92%	1015.9 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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Tide / Current Tables for Wilmington, North Carolina

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Wind Forecast for Wilmington, NC (22,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Wilmington, NC

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