Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Hollywood, SC
March 28, 2024 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 7:10 AM Sunset 7:38 PM Moonrise 10:02 PM Moonset 7:48 AM |
AMZ330 Charleston Harbor- 249 Pm Edt Thu Mar 28 2024
.small craft advisory in effect until 6 pm edt this evening - .
Tonight - N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt early, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt later this evening, then 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft early.
Fri - N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon.
Fri night - SW winds 10 kt.
Sat - SW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Sat night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Sun - SW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Sun night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Mon - SW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Mon night - SW winds 15 kt.
Tue - SW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Tue night - SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
winds and waves higher in and near tstms.
unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less.
charleston harbor water temperature 62 degrees.
winds and waves higher in and near tstms.
unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less.
charleston harbor water temperature 62 degrees.
AMZ300 249 Pm Edt Thu Mar 28 2024
Synopsis for the coastal waters of south coastal south carolina and north coastal georgia - High pressure will extend into the area through Tuesday. A cold front could affect the area next Wednesday.
Area Discussion for - Charleston, SC
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FXUS62 KCHS 281850 AFDCHS
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 250 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
High pressure will extend into the area through Tuesday. A cold front could affect the area next Wednesday.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
High pressure will steadily build into the area tonight. Cloud cover is slowly eroding as the deepest moisture pushes offshore, but some fairly thick diurnal cumulus upstream will likely propagate into the area by late afternoon. These clouds should large dissipate with the loss of heating and the base of the upper trough moves offshore. Expect a generally clear night with lows dropping in the upper 30s/lower 40s well inland to around 50 along the beaches and Downtown Charleston. Winds are starting to subside on Lake Moultrie with the most intense post-frontal cold air advection has passed. The Lake Advisory has been cancelled a bit early per coordination with WFO Columbia.
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Friday through Sunday: Overall, very tranquil conditions will prevail across the forecast area through the weekend. Aloft, broad ridging will gradually build across the eastern half of the CONUS. High pressure will shift across the region on Friday and then settle in across the western Atlantic for the weekend.
Skies should be clear for much of the weekend, with just a few periods of thin cirrus. The main forecast issue will be temperatures. Highs will be coolest on Friday, with temperatures topping out right around 70 which would be a few degrees below normal. Low-level thickness values then surge each day Saturday and Sunday. The result will be highs in the mid to upper 70s on Saturday followed by low 80s for Sunday. Each afternoon this weekend should also bring a nice progressive sea breeze as the temperature difference increases between land areas and the still relatively cooler shelf waters.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Quiet conditions will continue into early next week before the next chance of rain comes by the middle of the week. Ridging aloft, high pressure at the surface, and warm temperatures will continue through Tuesday. A cold front is then expected to approach the forecast area from the west Tuesday night and is currently progged to push offshore sometime Wednesday evening or Wednesday night. The front looks quite progressive and should bring a quick shot of showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Model guidance suggests there will be plenty of deep layer shear, though not terribly impressive instability.
So, it is possible there could be at least a low end severe threat on Wednesday. Temperatures will cool back to near normal behind the front for Thursday.
AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
28/18z TAF Discussion: KCHS/KJZI/KSAV: MVFR cigs will lift to VFR by mid-afternoon. VFR will prevail thereafter. Gusty winds with gusts 20-25 kt will linger through late afternoon.
Extended Aviation Outlook: VFR conditions will prevail.
MARINE
Tonight: Winds and seas will slowly diminish over the waters tonight as high pressure builds in from the west and northwest.
It will take a bit for both elements to subside, but conditions will improve first over the nearshore waters and Charleston Harbor. Small Craft Advisories are set to expire later this evening for these areas. Seas may remain elevated enough (6 ft)
over the Georgia offshore waters (20-60NM) to keep the advisory there going through the night.
Friday through Tuesday: A Small Craft Advisory will continue for the outer Georgia waters into early Friday afternoon due to lingering 6 ft seas. Otherwise, winds will turn southwesterly later in the day on Friday and will remain that way through the weekend and into early next week. Winds will mostly be in the 10-15 knot range, but could surge modestly higher at times as the sea breeze develops each afternoon. Also, the gradient between the offshore high and an inland surface trough will support stronger winds at times. A period of more uniformly stronger flow will be possible later on Tuesday as a cold front draws closer and the pressure gradient tightens. Its possible that marginal Small Craft Advisory conditions could occur in the Charleston County waters for periods of time over the weekend, and then again by Tuesday.
CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...None.
SC...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM EDT this evening for AMZ330- 352-354.
Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM EDT this evening for AMZ350.
Small Craft Advisory until 2 PM EDT Friday for AMZ374.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 250 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
High pressure will extend into the area through Tuesday. A cold front could affect the area next Wednesday.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
High pressure will steadily build into the area tonight. Cloud cover is slowly eroding as the deepest moisture pushes offshore, but some fairly thick diurnal cumulus upstream will likely propagate into the area by late afternoon. These clouds should large dissipate with the loss of heating and the base of the upper trough moves offshore. Expect a generally clear night with lows dropping in the upper 30s/lower 40s well inland to around 50 along the beaches and Downtown Charleston. Winds are starting to subside on Lake Moultrie with the most intense post-frontal cold air advection has passed. The Lake Advisory has been cancelled a bit early per coordination with WFO Columbia.
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Friday through Sunday: Overall, very tranquil conditions will prevail across the forecast area through the weekend. Aloft, broad ridging will gradually build across the eastern half of the CONUS. High pressure will shift across the region on Friday and then settle in across the western Atlantic for the weekend.
Skies should be clear for much of the weekend, with just a few periods of thin cirrus. The main forecast issue will be temperatures. Highs will be coolest on Friday, with temperatures topping out right around 70 which would be a few degrees below normal. Low-level thickness values then surge each day Saturday and Sunday. The result will be highs in the mid to upper 70s on Saturday followed by low 80s for Sunday. Each afternoon this weekend should also bring a nice progressive sea breeze as the temperature difference increases between land areas and the still relatively cooler shelf waters.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Quiet conditions will continue into early next week before the next chance of rain comes by the middle of the week. Ridging aloft, high pressure at the surface, and warm temperatures will continue through Tuesday. A cold front is then expected to approach the forecast area from the west Tuesday night and is currently progged to push offshore sometime Wednesday evening or Wednesday night. The front looks quite progressive and should bring a quick shot of showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Model guidance suggests there will be plenty of deep layer shear, though not terribly impressive instability.
So, it is possible there could be at least a low end severe threat on Wednesday. Temperatures will cool back to near normal behind the front for Thursday.
AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
28/18z TAF Discussion: KCHS/KJZI/KSAV: MVFR cigs will lift to VFR by mid-afternoon. VFR will prevail thereafter. Gusty winds with gusts 20-25 kt will linger through late afternoon.
Extended Aviation Outlook: VFR conditions will prevail.
MARINE
Tonight: Winds and seas will slowly diminish over the waters tonight as high pressure builds in from the west and northwest.
It will take a bit for both elements to subside, but conditions will improve first over the nearshore waters and Charleston Harbor. Small Craft Advisories are set to expire later this evening for these areas. Seas may remain elevated enough (6 ft)
over the Georgia offshore waters (20-60NM) to keep the advisory there going through the night.
Friday through Tuesday: A Small Craft Advisory will continue for the outer Georgia waters into early Friday afternoon due to lingering 6 ft seas. Otherwise, winds will turn southwesterly later in the day on Friday and will remain that way through the weekend and into early next week. Winds will mostly be in the 10-15 knot range, but could surge modestly higher at times as the sea breeze develops each afternoon. Also, the gradient between the offshore high and an inland surface trough will support stronger winds at times. A period of more uniformly stronger flow will be possible later on Tuesday as a cold front draws closer and the pressure gradient tightens. Its possible that marginal Small Craft Advisory conditions could occur in the Charleston County waters for periods of time over the weekend, and then again by Tuesday.
CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...None.
SC...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM EDT this evening for AMZ330- 352-354.
Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM EDT this evening for AMZ350.
Small Craft Advisory until 2 PM EDT Friday for AMZ374.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
CHTS1 | 9 mi | 52 min | N 16G | 60°F | 62°F | 29.90 | ||
41029 - Capers Nearshore (CAP 2) | 24 mi | 92 min | N 19G | 58°F | 29.85 | 56°F | ||
41065 | 24 mi | 78 min | 2 ft | |||||
ACXS1 - ACE Basin Reserve, SC | 24 mi | 55 min | NNW 2.9 | 64°F | 29.95 | 55°F | ||
41076 | 26 mi | 98 min | 4 ft | |||||
41067 | 36 mi | 100 min | 62°F | 2 ft | ||||
41004 - EDISTO - 41 NM Southeast of Charleston, SC | 54 mi | 30 min | N 23G | 59°F | 66°F | 29.85 | 58°F |
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Airport Reports
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KJZI CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE,SC | 4 sm | 24 min | N 10G17 | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 66°F | 55°F | 68% | 29.88 | |
KCHS CHARLESTON AFB/INTL,SC | 12 sm | 43 min | N 16 | 10 sm | Overcast | 64°F | 54°F | 68% | 29.89 | |
KLRO MT PLEASANT RGNLFAISON FIELD,SC | 19 sm | 24 min | NNW 09G16 | 9 sm | Mostly Cloudy | 63°F | 57°F | 83% | 29.87 |
Tide / Current for Church Creek bridge, Wadmalaw River, South Carolina
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Church Creek bridge
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Thu -- 12:20 AM EDT 7.15 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:43 AM EDT 0.32 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:12 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 08:47 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 12:28 PM EDT 6.13 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:38 PM EDT 0.38 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:38 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 11:02 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:20 AM EDT 7.15 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:43 AM EDT 0.32 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:12 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 08:47 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 12:28 PM EDT 6.13 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:38 PM EDT 0.38 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:38 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 11:02 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Church Creek bridge, Wadmalaw River, South Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
7.1 |
1 am |
6.9 |
2 am |
5.8 |
3 am |
3.9 |
4 am |
2 |
5 am |
0.7 |
6 am |
0.4 |
7 am |
0.9 |
8 am |
2.1 |
9 am |
3.5 |
10 am |
4.7 |
11 am |
5.6 |
12 pm |
6.1 |
1 pm |
6 |
2 pm |
5.1 |
3 pm |
3.5 |
4 pm |
1.8 |
5 pm |
0.6 |
6 pm |
0.4 |
7 pm |
1 |
8 pm |
2.2 |
9 pm |
3.7 |
10 pm |
5.1 |
11 pm |
6.3 |
Charleston Harbor Entrance
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Thu -- 02:17 AM EDT -2.34 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 05:20 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 07:11 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:48 AM EDT 1.63 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 08:46 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 10:58 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 02:07 PM EDT -1.96 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 05:08 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 07:37 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 08:03 PM EDT 1.60 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 11:01 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 11:38 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 02:17 AM EDT -2.34 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 05:20 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 07:11 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:48 AM EDT 1.63 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 08:46 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 10:58 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 02:07 PM EDT -1.96 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 05:08 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 07:37 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 08:03 PM EDT 1.60 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 11:01 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 11:38 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Charleston Harbor Entrance, South Carolina Current, knots
12 am |
-1 |
1 am |
-1.9 |
2 am |
-2.3 |
3 am |
-2.2 |
4 am |
-1.4 |
5 am |
-0.4 |
6 am |
0.6 |
7 am |
1.4 |
8 am |
1.6 |
9 am |
1.2 |
10 am |
0.6 |
11 am |
-0 |
12 pm |
-0.9 |
1 pm |
-1.6 |
2 pm |
-2 |
3 pm |
-1.8 |
4 pm |
-1.1 |
5 pm |
-0.1 |
6 pm |
0.7 |
7 pm |
1.3 |
8 pm |
1.6 |
9 pm |
1.4 |
10 pm |
0.9 |
11 pm |
0.4 |
Charleston, SC,
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