Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Hollywood, SC

November 28, 2023 3:00 PM EST (20:00 UTC)
Sunrise 7:00AM Sunset 5:15PM Moonrise 6:12PM Moonset 8:26AM
AMZ330 Charleston Harbor- 255 Pm Est Tue Nov 28 2023
Tonight..NW winds 10 to 15 kt early, becoming n.
Wed..N winds 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt in the afternoon.
Wed night..NW winds 5 kt.
Thu..N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon.
Thu night..E winds 5 kt.
Fri..SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Fri night..SW winds 10 kt. A chance of showers.
Sat..SW winds 10 kt. A chance of showers.
Sat night..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely.
Sun..SW winds 10 kt. A chance of showers.
Sun night..SW winds 10 kt. A chance of showers.
unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less.
charleston harbor water temperature 60 degrees.
Tonight..NW winds 10 to 15 kt early, becoming n.
Wed..N winds 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt in the afternoon.
Wed night..NW winds 5 kt.
Thu..N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon.
Thu night..E winds 5 kt.
Fri..SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Fri night..SW winds 10 kt. A chance of showers.
Sat..SW winds 10 kt. A chance of showers.
Sat night..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely.
Sun..SW winds 10 kt. A chance of showers.
Sun night..SW winds 10 kt. A chance of showers.
unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less.
charleston harbor water temperature 60 degrees.
AMZ300 255 Pm Est Tue Nov 28 2023
Synopsis for the coastal waters of south coastal south carolina and north coastal georgia.. High pressure will build into the area tonight. A weak cold front will stall nearby tomorrow, then dissipate as a coastal trough forms offshore late week. The next frontal system should impact the region this weekend into early next week.
Synopsis for the coastal waters of south coastal south carolina and north coastal georgia.. High pressure will build into the area tonight. A weak cold front will stall nearby tomorrow, then dissipate as a coastal trough forms offshore late week. The next frontal system should impact the region this weekend into early next week.

Area Discussion for - Charleston, SC
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FXUS62 KCHS 281746 AFDCHS
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 1246 PM EST Tue Nov 28 2023
SYNOPSIS
High pressure will build into the area today. A weak cold front will stall nearby during mid week, then dissipate as a coastal trough forms offshore late week. The next frontal system should impact the region this weekend into early next week.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
This afternoon: A broad long wave trough covers the eastern states, while a weak cold front/surface trough will approaches the area from the northwest. This front slows the progress of high pressure in the middle Mississippi Valley from building in, which supplies the local counties with a steady supply of very cool and dry air. Thick cirrus/cirrostratus associated with the right entrance region of the 150+ kt upper jet have slowly pulled away and will lead to mostly sunny/sunny skies the rest of the afternoon. The downslope flow will negate some of the colder 850 mb temps that are just 1-3C north and 4-6C south.
Even so, we'll be fortunate to reach just the mid and upper 50s. Deeper mixing will allow for gusty winds across parts of the area, especially over Georgia.
Tonight: High pressure will build into eastern Tennessee overnight as broad troughing remains in place aloft. There are signals that a weak northwest-southeast oriented surface trough will settle near the Savannah River late as the high tries to bridge the Southern Appalachians. Despite this, the boundary layer is poised to decouple quickly after sunset with calm winds prevailing for much of the night. The last of the cirrus is expected to shift offshore by sunset leaving clear skies. These factors coupled with low dewpoints will promote strong radiational cooling area wide after sunset. Lows are expected to drop into the mid-upper 20s across the interior with the freezing line likely to make it very close to the coast aided by a light north-northwest drainage wind. The risk for a widespread killing freeze continues to increase for many areas so the Freeze Watch was upgraded to a Freeze Warning. Freeze durations look to range from ~7-10 hours well inland to ~2-4 hours for locations a few miles inland from the beaches. Surface RH should recover to 75-90% overnight despite relatively low dewpoints which should be enough to support quite a bit of frost. "Areas of" and "Widespread" qualifiers were maintained across much of the Freeze Warning area, becoming patchier within a few miles of the South Carolina beaches and larger bodies of water such as The Santee-Cooper Lakes, Charleston Harbor and the Broad River.
The temperature forecast is a bit more complicated along Georgia coast. NBM probabilities for freezing temperatures continue to increase in this area with the 28/01z run now showing probabilities as high 60-80% for locations such as Darien, Valona, Shellman Bluff, Halfmoon Landing and Fort McAllister where the aforementioned drainage winds will help push the freezing line closer to the coast. Interestingly, probabilities are quite a bit lower (<10-30%) for coastal portions of Chatham County where drainage winds look to hold a more northerly if not a north- northeasterly component in the vicinity of the surface trough. This may help advect warmer air parcels south from central and eastern Beaufort County where marine influences will be much greater due to its more island- centric topography with additional contributions from Calibogue Sound and the Savannah River Entrance. Given guidance and NBM freezing probabilities are increasing, a Freeze Watch has been posted for Coastal Chatham, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Liberty and Coastal McIntosh Counties, although it is highly marginal for much of Coastal Chatham. Freeze durations could average ~1-3 hours. In addition to freezing temperatures, conditions will favor some frost development just before daybreak. "Patchy" and "Areas of" qualifiers were used to address the expected frost coverage. The Freeze Watch could be upgraded to Freeze Warning or Frost Advisory later today.
SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
Wednesday: Aloft, a broad trough will become positioned across the East CONUS with the local area positioned along its base.
At the sfc, high pressure will become centered across the Southeast United States. The pattern will support dry, sunny, but cooler conditions midweek. High temps will struggle to reach the mid 50s across a majority of the area. Another cold night is in store Wednesday night as clear skies and decoupling winds lead to favorable radiational cooling conditions. Lows are expected to dip into the upper 20s to lower 30s across inland counties and into the upper 30s to lower 40s near the coast.
Given these conditions, freezing temps and areas to widespread frost is expected away from the coast. A Freeze Watch/Warning could be needed Thursday morning if the growing season does not come to an end with the anticipated freezing event early Wednesday morning.
Thursday and Friday: High pressure centered across the Southeast United States on Thursday will gradually transition offshore in advance of a low pressure system tracking across the Central United States and to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast States by early weekend. Deep moisture and warm air is expected to advect across the region within a south/southwest flow heading into the weekend, favoring a noticeable upward trend in afternoon highs and overnight lows. In general, high temps should range in the lower 60s Thursday, then upper 60s to lower 70s Friday. Thursday night lows should range around 40 well inland to upper 40s/lower 50s near the coast. Precip chances will also increase by the weekend as PWATs approach 1.5 inches Friday when ample forcing associated with mid-lvl shortwave energy and a strong h25 jet begin to enter the region. Scattered to numerous showers are possible locally, highest precip coverage inland Friday afternoon.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
A wet pattern will be in place for the upcoming weekend and potentially into early next week. Mid-upper lvl forcing associated with a series of h5 shortwaves and a strong h25 jet combined with ample moisture and isentropic ascent along a sfc warm front nearby should favor scattered to numerous showers locally each day until a cold front sweeps through the area late Monday into Tuesday. There could even be some risk for a few thunderstorms during the weekend, but much will depend on cloud cover and precip coverage each day. Despite rain chances, warm weather is expected to prevail across the region. High temps should range in the lower 70s Saturday, Sunday, and potentially Monday. Overnight temps will also be much more mild, only dipping into the upper 50s/lower 60s Friday night and Saturday night. Once the cold front pushes through, high temps should return to the lower 60s Tuesday afternoon and overnight lows to the low-mid 40s inland to around 50 near the coast.
AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
KCHS/KJZI/KSAV: VFR through 29/18z. Some gusty winds at KSAV through around sunset, peaking near 20 kt.
Extended Aviation Outlook: VFR conditions are expected through Thursday. Flight restrictions are possible with showers at all terminals Friday, then more likely with additional showers at all terminals on Saturday.
MARINE
This afternoon: A modest gradient remains in place between strong continental high pressure far to the west and a weak cold front/surface trough approaching from the west-northwest. Winds will generally be NW as high as 15 or 20 kt, but any gusts of 25 kt or higher look to be done with. So no Small Craft Advisories are in place any more. Seas are held down by the offshore trajectories, reaching either 3 or 4 feet out near 20 nm offshore, with some 5 footers on the outer Georgia waters.
Tonight: Winds will back to the north to north-northeast across the South Carolina waters tonight as weak northwest-southeast oriented surface trough settles along the Savannah River. Speeds will hold 10-15 kt through the night with seas 1-2 ft nearshore waters to around 2 ft over the Georgia offshore waters. A few 3 footers could sneak into the outer portions of the South Santee-Edisto Beach nearshore leg late tonight as winds tip to the north.
Wednesday through Sunday: High pressure will become centered across the Southeast United States mid-week before gradually transitioning offshore late week. Conditions are expected to remain well below Small Craft Advisory levels mid week, with west-northwest winds on Wednesday gradually turning northeast Thursday and peaking no than 10-15 kt. Seas will also be no larger than 2 ft through Thursday. Low pressure tracking north of the region during the upcoming weekend should result in an unsettled pattern across the Southeast this weekend and stronger low-lvl wind fields traversing across local waters. Southerly winds gusting up to 15-20 kt are possible while seas build to 3-5 ft. However, conditions should fall short of Small Craft Advisory levels.
CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...Freeze Warning from 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Wednesday for GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140.
Freeze Watch from late tonight through Wednesday morning for GAZ117-119-139-141.
SC...Freeze Warning from 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Wednesday for SCZ040-042>045-047>052.
MARINE...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 1246 PM EST Tue Nov 28 2023
SYNOPSIS
High pressure will build into the area today. A weak cold front will stall nearby during mid week, then dissipate as a coastal trough forms offshore late week. The next frontal system should impact the region this weekend into early next week.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
This afternoon: A broad long wave trough covers the eastern states, while a weak cold front/surface trough will approaches the area from the northwest. This front slows the progress of high pressure in the middle Mississippi Valley from building in, which supplies the local counties with a steady supply of very cool and dry air. Thick cirrus/cirrostratus associated with the right entrance region of the 150+ kt upper jet have slowly pulled away and will lead to mostly sunny/sunny skies the rest of the afternoon. The downslope flow will negate some of the colder 850 mb temps that are just 1-3C north and 4-6C south.
Even so, we'll be fortunate to reach just the mid and upper 50s. Deeper mixing will allow for gusty winds across parts of the area, especially over Georgia.
Tonight: High pressure will build into eastern Tennessee overnight as broad troughing remains in place aloft. There are signals that a weak northwest-southeast oriented surface trough will settle near the Savannah River late as the high tries to bridge the Southern Appalachians. Despite this, the boundary layer is poised to decouple quickly after sunset with calm winds prevailing for much of the night. The last of the cirrus is expected to shift offshore by sunset leaving clear skies. These factors coupled with low dewpoints will promote strong radiational cooling area wide after sunset. Lows are expected to drop into the mid-upper 20s across the interior with the freezing line likely to make it very close to the coast aided by a light north-northwest drainage wind. The risk for a widespread killing freeze continues to increase for many areas so the Freeze Watch was upgraded to a Freeze Warning. Freeze durations look to range from ~7-10 hours well inland to ~2-4 hours for locations a few miles inland from the beaches. Surface RH should recover to 75-90% overnight despite relatively low dewpoints which should be enough to support quite a bit of frost. "Areas of" and "Widespread" qualifiers were maintained across much of the Freeze Warning area, becoming patchier within a few miles of the South Carolina beaches and larger bodies of water such as The Santee-Cooper Lakes, Charleston Harbor and the Broad River.
The temperature forecast is a bit more complicated along Georgia coast. NBM probabilities for freezing temperatures continue to increase in this area with the 28/01z run now showing probabilities as high 60-80% for locations such as Darien, Valona, Shellman Bluff, Halfmoon Landing and Fort McAllister where the aforementioned drainage winds will help push the freezing line closer to the coast. Interestingly, probabilities are quite a bit lower (<10-30%) for coastal portions of Chatham County where drainage winds look to hold a more northerly if not a north- northeasterly component in the vicinity of the surface trough. This may help advect warmer air parcels south from central and eastern Beaufort County where marine influences will be much greater due to its more island- centric topography with additional contributions from Calibogue Sound and the Savannah River Entrance. Given guidance and NBM freezing probabilities are increasing, a Freeze Watch has been posted for Coastal Chatham, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Liberty and Coastal McIntosh Counties, although it is highly marginal for much of Coastal Chatham. Freeze durations could average ~1-3 hours. In addition to freezing temperatures, conditions will favor some frost development just before daybreak. "Patchy" and "Areas of" qualifiers were used to address the expected frost coverage. The Freeze Watch could be upgraded to Freeze Warning or Frost Advisory later today.
SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
Wednesday: Aloft, a broad trough will become positioned across the East CONUS with the local area positioned along its base.
At the sfc, high pressure will become centered across the Southeast United States. The pattern will support dry, sunny, but cooler conditions midweek. High temps will struggle to reach the mid 50s across a majority of the area. Another cold night is in store Wednesday night as clear skies and decoupling winds lead to favorable radiational cooling conditions. Lows are expected to dip into the upper 20s to lower 30s across inland counties and into the upper 30s to lower 40s near the coast.
Given these conditions, freezing temps and areas to widespread frost is expected away from the coast. A Freeze Watch/Warning could be needed Thursday morning if the growing season does not come to an end with the anticipated freezing event early Wednesday morning.
Thursday and Friday: High pressure centered across the Southeast United States on Thursday will gradually transition offshore in advance of a low pressure system tracking across the Central United States and to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast States by early weekend. Deep moisture and warm air is expected to advect across the region within a south/southwest flow heading into the weekend, favoring a noticeable upward trend in afternoon highs and overnight lows. In general, high temps should range in the lower 60s Thursday, then upper 60s to lower 70s Friday. Thursday night lows should range around 40 well inland to upper 40s/lower 50s near the coast. Precip chances will also increase by the weekend as PWATs approach 1.5 inches Friday when ample forcing associated with mid-lvl shortwave energy and a strong h25 jet begin to enter the region. Scattered to numerous showers are possible locally, highest precip coverage inland Friday afternoon.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
A wet pattern will be in place for the upcoming weekend and potentially into early next week. Mid-upper lvl forcing associated with a series of h5 shortwaves and a strong h25 jet combined with ample moisture and isentropic ascent along a sfc warm front nearby should favor scattered to numerous showers locally each day until a cold front sweeps through the area late Monday into Tuesday. There could even be some risk for a few thunderstorms during the weekend, but much will depend on cloud cover and precip coverage each day. Despite rain chances, warm weather is expected to prevail across the region. High temps should range in the lower 70s Saturday, Sunday, and potentially Monday. Overnight temps will also be much more mild, only dipping into the upper 50s/lower 60s Friday night and Saturday night. Once the cold front pushes through, high temps should return to the lower 60s Tuesday afternoon and overnight lows to the low-mid 40s inland to around 50 near the coast.
AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
KCHS/KJZI/KSAV: VFR through 29/18z. Some gusty winds at KSAV through around sunset, peaking near 20 kt.
Extended Aviation Outlook: VFR conditions are expected through Thursday. Flight restrictions are possible with showers at all terminals Friday, then more likely with additional showers at all terminals on Saturday.
MARINE
This afternoon: A modest gradient remains in place between strong continental high pressure far to the west and a weak cold front/surface trough approaching from the west-northwest. Winds will generally be NW as high as 15 or 20 kt, but any gusts of 25 kt or higher look to be done with. So no Small Craft Advisories are in place any more. Seas are held down by the offshore trajectories, reaching either 3 or 4 feet out near 20 nm offshore, with some 5 footers on the outer Georgia waters.
Tonight: Winds will back to the north to north-northeast across the South Carolina waters tonight as weak northwest-southeast oriented surface trough settles along the Savannah River. Speeds will hold 10-15 kt through the night with seas 1-2 ft nearshore waters to around 2 ft over the Georgia offshore waters. A few 3 footers could sneak into the outer portions of the South Santee-Edisto Beach nearshore leg late tonight as winds tip to the north.
Wednesday through Sunday: High pressure will become centered across the Southeast United States mid-week before gradually transitioning offshore late week. Conditions are expected to remain well below Small Craft Advisory levels mid week, with west-northwest winds on Wednesday gradually turning northeast Thursday and peaking no than 10-15 kt. Seas will also be no larger than 2 ft through Thursday. Low pressure tracking north of the region during the upcoming weekend should result in an unsettled pattern across the Southeast this weekend and stronger low-lvl wind fields traversing across local waters. Southerly winds gusting up to 15-20 kt are possible while seas build to 3-5 ft. However, conditions should fall short of Small Craft Advisory levels.
CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...Freeze Warning from 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Wednesday for GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140.
Freeze Watch from late tonight through Wednesday morning for GAZ117-119-139-141.
SC...Freeze Warning from 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Wednesday for SCZ040-042>045-047>052.
MARINE...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
CHTS1 | 9 mi | 42 min | WNW 8.9G | 53°F | 60°F | 30.13 | ||
FBIS1 - Folly Island, SC | 10 mi | 60 min | NW 5.1G | 53°F | 30.14 | 29°F | ||
41029 - Capers Nearshore (CAP 2) | 24 mi | 52 min | W 14G | 52°F | 30.11 | 31°F | ||
ACXS1 - ACE Basin Reserve, SC | 24 mi | 75 min | W 1.9 | 55°F | 30.18 | 31°F | ||
41033 | 36 mi | 52 min | WNW 12G | 52°F | 61°F | 30.16 | 38°F | |
41067 | 36 mi | 65 min | 61°F | |||||
41004 - EDISTO - 41 NM Southeast of Charleston, SC | 54 mi | 30 min | NW 7.8G | 53°F | 74°F | 30.13 | 36°F |
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Airport Reports
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KJZI CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE,SC | 4 sm | 25 min | W 08 | 10 sm | Clear | 59°F | 28°F | 31% | 30.12 | |
KCHS CHARLESTON AFB/INTL,SC | 12 sm | 64 min | W 08 | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 55°F | 27°F | 33% | 30.13 | |
KLRO MT PLEASANT RGNLFAISON FIELD,SC | 19 sm | 45 min | WNW 08 | 9 sm | Clear | 54°F | 27°F | 35% | 30.12 |
Wind History from JZI
(wind in knots)Tide / Current for Church Creek bridge, Wadmalaw River, South Carolina
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Church Creek bridge
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Tue -- 02:54 AM EST -0.28 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:01 AM EST Sunrise
Tue -- 08:25 AM EST Moonset
Tue -- 10:22 AM EST 8.52 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:38 PM EST 0.28 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:14 PM EST Sunset
Tue -- 06:12 PM EST Moonrise
Tue -- 10:42 PM EST 6.63 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 02:54 AM EST -0.28 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:01 AM EST Sunrise
Tue -- 08:25 AM EST Moonset
Tue -- 10:22 AM EST 8.52 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:38 PM EST 0.28 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:14 PM EST Sunset
Tue -- 06:12 PM EST Moonrise
Tue -- 10:42 PM EST 6.63 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Church Creek bridge, Wadmalaw River, South Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
4.5 |
1 am |
2.3 |
2 am |
0.4 |
3 am |
-0.3 |
4 am |
0.3 |
5 am |
1.6 |
6 am |
3.4 |
7 am |
5.2 |
8 am |
6.7 |
9 am |
7.9 |
10 am |
8.5 |
11 am |
8.3 |
12 pm |
6.8 |
1 pm |
4.6 |
2 pm |
2.3 |
3 pm |
0.6 |
4 pm |
0.3 |
5 pm |
1 |
6 pm |
2.2 |
7 pm |
3.6 |
8 pm |
4.8 |
9 pm |
5.8 |
10 pm |
6.5 |
11 pm |
6.6 |
Charleston Harbor Entrance
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Tue -- 02:28 AM EST 0.01 knots Slack
Tue -- 04:58 AM EST 1.93 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 07:01 AM EST Sunrise
Tue -- 08:25 AM EST Moonset
Tue -- 08:56 AM EST -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 12:07 PM EST -2.76 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 03:14 PM EST 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 05:13 PM EST Sunset
Tue -- 05:20 PM EST 1.45 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 06:11 PM EST Moonrise
Tue -- 09:01 PM EST -0.00 knots Slack
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Tue -- 02:28 AM EST 0.01 knots Slack
Tue -- 04:58 AM EST 1.93 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 07:01 AM EST Sunrise
Tue -- 08:25 AM EST Moonset
Tue -- 08:56 AM EST -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 12:07 PM EST -2.76 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 03:14 PM EST 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 05:13 PM EST Sunset
Tue -- 05:20 PM EST 1.45 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 06:11 PM EST Moonrise
Tue -- 09:01 PM EST -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Charleston Harbor Entrance, South Carolina Current, knots
12 am |
-2.4 |
1 am |
-1.7 |
2 am |
-0.6 |
3 am |
0.7 |
4 am |
1.6 |
5 am |
1.9 |
6 am |
1.8 |
7 am |
1.5 |
8 am |
0.9 |
9 am |
-0.1 |
10 am |
-1.2 |
11 am |
-2.3 |
12 pm |
-2.8 |
1 pm |
-2.4 |
2 pm |
-1.5 |
3 pm |
-0.3 |
4 pm |
0.8 |
5 pm |
1.4 |
6 pm |
1.4 |
7 pm |
1.1 |
8 pm |
0.7 |
9 pm |
0 |
10 pm |
-0.9 |
11 pm |
-1.8 |
Charleston, SC,

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