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AMZ254 Coastal Waters From Little River Inlet To Murrells Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm- 650 Pm Est Sun Dec 3 2023
Tonight..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers early this evening.
Mon..W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Mon night..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tue..N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Tue night..W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wed..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wed night..N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Thu..N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon, then becoming w. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri..SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

AMZ200 650 Pm Est Sun Dec 3 2023
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles.. Southwest winds this afternoon will shift westerly tonight as a cold front pushes offshore. A second cold front will move across the area Tuesday night into Wednesday bringing another period of gusty winds.

FXUS62 KILM 040010 AFDILM

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 710 PM EST Sun Dec 3 2023

SYNOPSIS
Cooler and drier weather will arrive behind a cold front tonight.
A second front will bring colder weather in for Wednesday and Thursday. Dry weather may persist through the end of the work week as high pressure builds along the east coast. Rain chances look to return by next weekend.

UPDATE
No big changes necessary from the ongoing forecast with this update.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/
A cold front will move through the area this evening, ushering in cooler and drier air for the remainder of the near term. Lows tonight will fall to the upper 40s to lower 50s. Highs Monday will reach the upper 60s to around 70.

SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/
Quiet forecast this period. Weak surface front, if it hasn't already pushed through the area, will continue to do so Monday evening. Plenty of dry air continues to work its way through the column, which eliminates any chances for rain. A couple of really good trough patterns swing through aloft, with one Monday night, and the other Tuesday night. This helps usher in much cooler air. Monday night lows dip into the lower 40s, with Tuesday night getting into the upper 30s. Mostly sunny Tuesday, with highs in the lower 60s, which is right around normal for early December.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Tuesday night's trough continues to swing through the area today, coupled with some deep northwesterly flow. Once it pushes offshore, the upper flow is replaced by ridging Thursday, becoming more zonal by Friday. Dry forecast continues, with another reinforcing cold front bringing temperatures down even more. Highs in the mid-to- upper 50s Wednesday and Thursday, with lows edging near or just above freezing. The ridging Friday allows temperatures to recover a bit, with highs in the lower 60s, and lows that night in the lower 40s.

Another frontal system looks to affect the area by the weekend, this time finally accompanied by rain chances. Model guidance is sketchy on the exact timing of the front, but trends for a wet weekend are increasing. Increased temperature and moisture advection ahead of the front brings highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.

AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
VFR expected through the TAF period with mid-high clouds streaming overhead through most of the period. Not expecting impactful fog development overnight as dewpoints fall through the night, even with winds lightening up.

Extended Outlook...VFR conditions are expected to dominate the extended period. Another cold front is forecast to slide through early Wednesday and low confidence exists for MVFR ceilings during the day. Otherwise, primarily VFR is expected to continue for Wednesday night through Friday.

MARINE
Through Monday...SW winds 10 to 15 KT will become W tonight, then NW Monday as they diminish to 10 KT or less. Seas of 3 to 5 FT tonight will diminish to 2 to 4 FT Monday.

Monday Night through Friday...Pressure gradient briefly loosens Monday night into Tuesday, with westerly winds at 10-15kts decreasing to 10kts, veering to the north and northwest. Seas decrease from 2-3ft to 1-2ft. Tuesday night, pressure quickly tightens up again, with a cold front pushing through the area.
Northwesterly winds pick up to sustained 20kts, gusts over 25kts, which may prompt a Small Craft Advisory Wednesday and Wednesday evening. This brings the offshore wind waves up to 2-4ft. Winds stay out of the northwest Wednesday night, but the gradient slowly loosens from there. Winds gradually back to the southwest Thursday, and seas decrease to 1-3ft. Westerly winds Friday at around 10kts.

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

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Sun -- 04:05 AM EST     1.94 feet High Tide
Sun -- 07:04 AM EST     Sunrise
Sun -- 10:34 AM EST     0.76 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 12:09 PM EST     Moonset
Sun -- 04:23 PM EST     2.30 feet High Tide
Sun -- 05:07 PM EST     Sunset
Sun -- 10:58 PM EST     Moonrise
Sun -- 11:17 PM EST     0.96 feet Low Tide
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Socastee Bridge
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Sun -- 03:08 AM EST     1.68 feet High Tide
Sun -- 07:04 AM EST     Sunrise
Sun -- 10:27 AM EST     0.53 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 12:09 PM EST     Moonset
Sun -- 03:26 PM EST     1.99 feet High Tide
Sun -- 05:07 PM EST     Sunset
Sun -- 10:58 PM EST     Moonrise
Sun -- 11:10 PM EST     0.66 feet Low Tide
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