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AMZ252 Coastal Waters From Cape Fear Nc To Little River Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm- 308 Pm Edt Mon Jun 17 2024
Through 7 pm - E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. Tonight - E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at 12 seconds. Tue - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at 12 seconds. Tue night - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Wed - E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Wed night - E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. Thu - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. Thu night - E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Fri - NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. Fri night - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Sat - NE winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Sat night - SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

AMZ200 308 Pm Edt Mon Jun 17 2024
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles - High pressure centered across coastal new england will expand southward toward the carolinas. A tropical wave/disturbance expected to remain to the south may lead to enhanced winds and seas late in the week.

FXUS62 KILM 171919 AFDILM

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 319 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

SYNOPSIS
Rain-free and seasonably warm conditions for much of this week as high pressure sits well offshore. A system moving out of the Bahamas could bring rain chances Friday before heat builds over the weekend.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/
The center of a mid/upper ridge over NC this afternoon will transition northward to the Mid-Atlantic region through Tuesday. At the surface, flow will remain generally onshore as a result of high pressure off the NE CONUS. This will keep temps pretty close to climatology for mid-June.

SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/
Pretty quiet and seasonable through the period. The large mid level ridge will be located to our north while its surface reflection will be further east. This leads to deep layer onshore flow and a deep blue sky as none of the inland particulates present in mid level westerly flow will be a factor. At the base of the subsidence inversion there may be a stray, flat diurnal atlocu at about 7kft.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
Mid level ridge to our N during the short term splits, the main center backing to the west. This leaves a weakness in our H5 height field that according to guidance still won't lead to rain chances while temperatures remain seasonably warm. Friday offers up some uncertain rain chances, hinging almost exclusively on the system that moves out of the Bahamas that could have tropical characteristics even as it remains very weak. The latter part of the period will see a weak congealing of the H5 ridge while surface flow stays weak. Inland locations should warm into the mid/upper 90s while the marine layer tempers the coast.

AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
An upper ridge centered over NC-SC will suppress convection for the next several days. Surface high pressure will remain off the NE CONUS, maintaining general easterly flow. Boundary layer winds and dry low level air will prevent any fog/low stratus development tonight.

Extended Outlook...VFR.

MARINE
Through Tuesday...Surface high pressure off the NE CONUS will maintain onshore flow through the period. A 1 ft SE swell every 12 seconds will persist, and a 2-3 ft easterly wind wave will build to 3-4 ft through the day Tuesday.

Wednesday night through Sunday... A very long fetch of easterly flow will be present for most of the period around the south side of an east-west oriented high offshore. Guidance has backed off just shy of saying that this swell/wind wave combo yields advisory-worth 6 ft seas Wednesday or even Thursday but flags could be needed as the Bahama system approaches and its track is highly uncertain.
Hopefully details become clearer in future model runs. A little bit of variability creeps into the winds Saturday behind the system, likely disrupting the swell energy as well.

TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING
Other - Rip Currents: Other - Rip Currents: A building easterly swell will maintain an elevated rip current risk for east and southeast facing beaches in our area through (at least) the end of the week. A high risk of rip currents is forecasted for Pender, New Hanover and Georgetown county beaches, along with Myrtle Beach southward in Horry, Wednesday through Friday. The south facing beaches of Brunswick county (east of Ocean Isle)
will likely have strong east to west longshore currents these days due to easterly swell and winds versus strong rip currents.
Breaking wave heights approach 6 feet at east-facing beaches late Thursday through early Friday.

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

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