Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Bamberg, SC

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/
Key Message(s):

- Dry and cold, but with moderating overnight lows.

A dry airmass remains in place overnight with mostly clear skies to start us off. Late tonight a few cirrus clouds could pass into the region from the west, but this should have little impact on temperatures tonight. Good news is that compared to last night, temperatures will moderate. Expecting overnight lows in the upper 20s to the lower 30s for most areas.

SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/
Key Message(s):

- Transition to a warmer and wetter pattern through mid week

A shortwave upper ridge will pass over the Southeast U.S. on Sunday which allows temperatures to warm back to near normal for early December. This feature moves offshore Sunday Night through Tuesday and is replaced by southwest flow aloft. A series of shortwave troughs are expected to move over the departing ridge and bring scattered to numerous showers to the region. High temperatures are expected to be five to ten degrees over normal on Tuesday. Rainfall accumulations during this time period should range from one third of an inch east to an inch west.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/
Key Message(s):

- Wet, warm, and breezy Wednesday - Drier and colder later in the week

A deep and powerful upper level trough moves from the Lower Mississippi River Valley Tuesday Night to off the East Coast by late Wednesday. Showers and perhaps isolated thunderstorms are expected with a frontal passage on Wednesday. The tight pressure gradient should lead to breezy conditions. Periods of heavy rainfall will be possible with accumulations of 1 to 2 inches with PW values between 1.25 and 1.5 inches.

Canadian surface high pressure builds into the Southeast U.S.
later next week. Dry and colder weather conditions are anticipated with this airmass, although not quite as cold as this past week.

AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
High confidence in VFR conditions through the forecast period.

High pressure shifting south with clear skies and light and variable winds currently in place. Winds may increase a bit as the pressure gradient tightens but overall expect mostly light and variable winds, increasing out of the west later this morning around 10 knots. High and mid level clouds passing over the terminals but high confidence in VFR conditions continuing through the next 24 hours.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...The chance of widespread restrictions increases early next week as moisture returns to the forecast area.

CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
SC...None.
GA...None.