Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Richmond Hill, GA

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/
No meaningful changes were needed for the early morning update except to nudge lows in Downtown Charleston up a few degrees.

SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY/
Friday through Sunday: As Post-Tropical Cyclone Milton continues to progress further out into the Atlantic, dry high pressure will build and spread into the Eastern Seaboard Friday.
The area could experience lingering breezy conditions with gusts around 20-25 mph on Friday, mainly along the coast.
Otherwise, clear skies and rain-free conditions will prevail through the weekend. Seasonably cool temperatures will be present on Friday, with highs warming into the low to mid 70s.
Friday night could be the coldest the region has seen in a while, with mid to upper 40s across the interior locations and mid to upper 50s along the coast. Substantial warming is expected over the weekend with full sunshine in place. High temperatures will reach the upper 70s Saturday and lower 80s Sunday. Lows Saturday will be slightly warmer than Friday night, ranging from the lower 50 inland and near 60 along the beaches.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
Surface high pressure will persist into Monday while a broad upper trough to the north aggressively digs into the MidWest and Tennessee Valley. The main story for the long-term period revolves around a relatively strong cold front pushing across the forecast area possibly Monday night. Models indicate mostly dry conditions during the FROPA, and for now our forecast reflects the NBM solution with no rainfall. High pressure will return in the wake of the front, with no mention of rainfall during the period. Slightly above normal temperatures Monday will drastically drop post- FROPA by around 10-15 degrees Tuesday with below normal temperatures expected through the rest of next week.

AVIATION /04Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
11/06z TAF Discussion: KCHS/KJZI/KSAV: VFR through 12/06z.

Extended Aviation Outlook: Prevailing VFR.

MARINE
Tonight: Elevated winds will remain through the rest of the night. Gusts to gales will persist for a few more hours in beyond 40 NM, so a Gale Warning continues for the Georgia offshore zone.

Friday through Tuesday: Conditions will gradually improve on Friday as Post-Tropical Milton progresses further east into the Atlantic. However, the pressure gradient will still remain somewhat pinched as high pressure builds down from the north.
Gusty NE winds around 25 knots will still be common Friday, and while seas will begin to diminish we are still forecasting 4 to 7 ft for the nearshore waters and 7 to 10 ft across the 20-60 nm offshore GA waters. Conditions will continue to improve into the weekend with high pressure remaining over the coastal waters. Outside of some lingering 6 foot seas, no marine concerns are expected Saturday through Monday. A strong cold front is forecast to push through the region early next week, which could result in the need for Small Craft Advisories as wind gusts nearing 25 kt across the waters Tuesday.

Rip Currents: Long period swell combined with gusty winds across the coastal waters will support a high risk for rip currents for all beaches through Friday. An elevated risk could continue through the weekend.

High Surf: Breaking wave heights of up to 5 ft will continue at all area beaches through tonight. A High Surf Advisory continues.

TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING
Elevated northeast winds will continue the risk for minor coastal flooding during the afternoon high tide cycles through Saturday, mainly for coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.

CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...High Risk for Rip Currents through Friday evening for GAZ117-119- 139-141.
High Surf Advisory until 8 AM EDT Friday for GAZ117-119-139- 141.
SC...High Risk for Rip Currents through Friday evening for SCZ048>051.
High Surf Advisory until 8 AM EDT Friday for SCZ048>051.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM EDT Friday for AMZ350-352.
Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM EDT Saturday for AMZ354.
Gale Warning until 4 AM EDT Friday for AMZ374.