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Marine Weather and Tides Socastee, SC Version 3.4

NOTICE 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports. 6/2/2019. Many thanks to a user for reporting an error on one of the Edit pages. The switch to PHP 7.2 caused many pages that previously worked to quit working. I fixed many but I still depend on users to report ones I missed. Please report errors HERE or send an email to me at L-36.com. Allen

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Sunrise 6:38AM

Sunset 8:01PM

Saturday August 17, 2019 8:38 AM EDT (12:38 UTC)

Moonrise 8:32PM

Moonset 7:23AM

Illumination 96%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Socastee, SC

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Area Discussion for - Wilmington, NC

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Fxus62 kilm 171051 afdilm area forecast discussion national weather service wilmington nc 651 am edt Sat aug 17 2019 Synopsis Unsettled weather will last into the weekend as a stalled front weakens along the coast. A slight drying trend on Monday will give way to an active weather pattern with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day next week while temperatures remain near normal. Update Forecast updated to raise a small craft advisory for today through tonight. See marine section for additional info. Near term through Sunday Latest sfc analysis shows a stalled frontal boundary just west of the fa and a very disorganized sfc pressure pattern. Not much change in the pattern today from yesterday... With transient shortwave energy aloft in conjunction with high low mid-level moisture profiles leading to periods of moderate to heavy rain. Best chance again is near the coast as shortwaves pass along and just off the coast. Maintained mention of localized minor flooding and ponding of water in the hazardous weather outlook. Thunderstorms also likely but severe weather is not expected. Looks to be a gradient in high temps today... Highs only in the low mid 80s east due to more precip and cloud cover, up to the upr 80s far western areas. The rain shifts offshore tonight, with chances for patchy fog increasing inland. Low temps in the low mid 70s. Best moisture axis shifts offshore into Sunday, but with the weak frontal boundary still in the vicinity have chance pops (30-50%) through the day. QPF amounts will be lower than those of today. High temps in the upr 80s to lwr 90s most areas. Short term Sunday night through Monday night Deeper moisture seemingly has to give way to dry air as seen on water vapor imagery this morning to both the east and west. Guidance appears to show this although not to the extent currently. This will keep pops a bit lower Sunday night but daytime heating and the mixing warrants good chance pops Monday. Temperatures will be very similar to past days with highs in the upper 80s and lower to middle 90s with lows well into the 70s. The highs will be highly dependent on the extend of the moisture. Long term Tuesday through Friday

Deep moisture remains in place for the most part with intervals of drier air perhaps. There will seemingly be periods of lower pops but extended panels differ on timing. Long story short some semblance of pops are in the entire forecast. More amplitude toward the end of the period along with an approaching front increase the forcing with the moisture. Really no change in the temperature forecast. Aviation 12z Saturday through Wednesday As of 12z... Another day with morning convection along the coast. Brief low visibilities in the heavy rain with cloud to ground lightning. Ceilings will be predominatelyVFR, with intermittent MVFR. The hrrr model shows convection spreading inland by early afternoon. Still a chance for nocturnal convection this evening and through the overnight hours. Extended... An active summer period with increased moisture and the threat for MVFR ifr conditions from afternoon and evening thunderstorms each day. Morning low stratus and fog will produce MVFR ifr conditions this weekend into next week. Marine A stationary frontal boundary remains inland today with SW flow over the waters. Expect mainly 10-20 kt sustained winds, with gusts up to 25 kt. With guidance trending up both in terms of winds and seas, have gone ahead and hoisted a small craft advisory through tonight. Winds diminish a bit to only 10-15 kt Sunday. Seas 3-5 ft this weekend, with a few 6 footers out 20 nm possible. Expect a wave direction out of the south, 6-7 second period. Summer or late summertime pattern remains unchecked through the work week. This means southeast to southwest winds of 10-15 knots for the most part. An approaching front late in the period may increase speeds and has the outside chance of leasing to a synoptic wind shift but guidance remains mixed. Significant seas will be the standard 2-4 feet. Ilm watches warnings advisories Sc... None. Nc... None. Marine... Small craft advisory until 8 am edt Sunday for amz250-252-254- 256. Synopsis... Shk update... Mas near term... Mas short term... Shk long term... Shk aviation... Mas 21 marine... Mas shk

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
MROS1 - 8661070 - Springmaid Pier, SC	6 mi	68 min		80°F
NIWS1 - North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve, SC	25 mi	113 min	WSW 1.9	79°F			1015 hPa	78°F
41119	30 mi	138 min			85°F	4 ft

Wind History for Springmaid Pier, SC

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, SC	4 mi	42 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	80°F	77°F	90%	1015.6 hPa
Conway Horry County Airport, SC	11 mi	63 min	N 0	7.00 mi	Light Rain	77°F	75°F	94%	1015.6 hPa
North Myrtle Beach Grand Strand Airport, SC	17 mi	45 min	SW 4	4.00 mi	Rain Fog/Mist	77°F	73°F	90%	1015.6 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Socastee Bridge, ICWW, South Carolina

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Tide / Current Tables for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Wind Forecast for Wilmington, NC (8,2,3,4)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Wilmington, NC

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