Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Briarcliffe Acres, SC
February 19, 2025 7:21 AM EST (12:21 UTC) Change Location
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AMZ254 Coastal Waters From Little River Inlet To Murrells Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm- 613 Am Est Wed Feb 19 2025
.small craft advisory in effect through Thursday morning - .
Today - NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain this morning, then rain this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tonight - N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of freezing rain after midnight.
Thu - NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Thu night - N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Fri - N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds.
Fri night - N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds.
Sat - NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft.
Sat night - E winds 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Sun - N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Sun night - NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
AMZ200 613 Am Est Wed Feb 19 2025
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles - A low pressure system will approach from the southwest, passing by offshore late today into early Thursday with deteriorating marine conditions. More cold high pressure will return through the end of the week with improving conditions.

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North Myrtle Beach Click for Map Wed -- 01:46 AM EST 1.76 feet High Tide Wed -- 06:55 AM EST Sunrise Wed -- 09:05 AM EST 0.69 feet Low Tide Wed -- 10:16 AM EST Moonset Wed -- 01:49 PM EST 1.55 feet High Tide Wed -- 06:03 PM EST Sunset Wed -- 09:06 PM EST 0.54 feet Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
North Myrtle Beach, ICWW, South Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
1.5 |
1 am |
1.7 |
2 am |
1.8 |
3 am |
1.7 |
4 am |
1.5 |
5 am |
1.3 |
6 am |
1.1 |
7 am |
0.9 |
8 am |
0.7 |
9 am |
0.7 |
10 am |
0.8 |
11 am |
1 |
12 pm |
1.3 |
1 pm |
1.5 |
2 pm |
1.5 |
3 pm |
1.5 |
4 pm |
1.3 |
5 pm |
1.1 |
6 pm |
0.9 |
7 pm |
0.7 |
8 pm |
0.6 |
9 pm |
0.5 |
10 pm |
0.6 |
11 pm |
0.9 |
Myrtle Beach Airport Click for Map Wed -- 01:09 AM EST 2.66 feet High Tide Wed -- 06:54 AM EST Sunrise Wed -- 08:06 AM EST 0.69 feet Low Tide Wed -- 10:16 AM EST Moonset Wed -- 01:12 PM EST 2.34 feet High Tide Wed -- 06:02 PM EST Sunset Wed -- 08:07 PM EST 0.54 feet Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Myrtle Beach Airport, ICWW, South Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
2.5 |
1 am |
2.7 |
2 am |
2.6 |
3 am |
2.4 |
4 am |
2 |
5 am |
1.5 |
6 am |
1.1 |
7 am |
0.8 |
8 am |
0.7 |
9 am |
0.8 |
10 am |
1.3 |
11 am |
1.8 |
12 pm |
2.2 |
1 pm |
2.3 |
2 pm |
2.3 |
3 pm |
2.1 |
4 pm |
1.7 |
5 pm |
1.3 |
6 pm |
0.9 |
7 pm |
0.7 |
8 pm |
0.5 |
9 pm |
0.7 |
10 pm |
1.1 |
11 pm |
1.7 |
Area Discussion for Wilmington, NC
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FXUS62 KILM 191135 AFDILM
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 635 AM EST Wed Feb 19 2025
SYNOPSIS
Low pressure will pass to the south and east through tonight while colder air moves in from the north causing some wintry precipitation later today into Thursday morning. Mainly dry and much colder weather is expected late in the week as Canadian high pressure builds in from the west. A warming trend will then kick off early next week with dry weather expected.
UPDATE
No major updates outside of some tweaks for the next couple hours. Some light showers are making their way onshore and through the area from south to north. Updated 12Z aviation discussion below.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
Approaching offshore low pressure bringing in increased moisture will make for a period of freezing rain from this afternoon through tonight. Rain chances will increase from the coast towards inland through the morning, but we'll only start seeing those lower temperatures once the system is to our E/NE and colder air starts to wrap around the back of it. This will result in a transition from rain to freezing rain. From the previous forecast, ice accumulation has gone up slightly for our area prompting an expansion of the winter weather advisory into more of our NE SC counties sans coastal Georgetown. Some hi-res guidance is coming in with much higher totals to our NE, but have opted to only marginally increase totals above a tenth of an inch for our NE counties. Elsewhere, ice accumulation should be between a trace to up and around 0.05", with generally decreasing totals the further SW in the CWA As the system continues off to the E/NE overnight, precip chances will shift offshore and come to an end late tonight as dry air pools in and PWATs fall to near 0.5". Have lowered highs and lows from guidance for today to near the 25th percentile. Highs will occur early today as the low pushes by from the SW, temps in the mid 30s inland and upper 40s at the coast. Tonights lows will be in the mid to upper 20s.
SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/
Key Messages: *Very light wintry precip possible Thu AM *Below normal temps through the period w/ wind chills at or below 15 degrees likely Thu night into early Fri
Confidence: *Moderate to High
Details: *Although surface low pressure offshore will be moving farther away Thu, trailing shortwave energy aloft will keep the risk for some light wintry precip Thu AM, mainly in the form of freezing rain/drizzle or even snow if the moisture is deep enough.
Temperatures should start rising above freezing by mid-morning in SC and late morning in NC, although could stay around freezing into early afternoon across far northern/western areas closer to the SC Pee Dee/NC Sandhills. So motorists should use extra caution in these areas, especially if driving on elevated roadways such as bridges and overpasses. Highs Thu should not get much warmer than 40 for most of the area, especially inland. This will set the stage for a very cold night with lows near 20 for much of the area away from the immediate coast early Fri. Some wind will make it feel even colder with wind chills as low as about 10-15 degrees and thus a Cold Weather Advisory is likely. Slightly warmer temps are expected Fri with highs generally in the mid 40s with plenty of sun. Rather ideal radiational cooling conditions should occur Fri night as high pressure moves more overhead, although the amount of higher clouds will likely determine just how favorable conditions are. Some of the normally colder spots such as Back Island could drop into the mid to upper teens but should stay above Cold Weather Advisory thresholds for the most part.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
Key Messages: *No significant weather anticipated
Confidence: *Moderate to High
Details: *High pressure should generally prevail with mostly dry weather and slowly moderating temps. Low pressure could develop offshore this weekend leading to mainly some coastal showers but overall no significant rain chances are expected. Temps should be below normal through the weekend before getting back closer to normal Mon with highs in the lower 60s.
AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Confidence moderate to high through the 12Z TAF period. Some showers are making their way through the area from south to north but not seeing any impacts in observations to mention.
Main focus will be on the increasing rain into the afternoon and then the transition to FRZA in the evening and overnight hours. With the expansion of the area of FRZA, have added PROB30 to KCRE/KMYR, while other terminals have prevailing FZRA groups. In terms of CIGs /VSBYs, still only 1-2 hrs should separate MVFR to IFR so have gone with prevailing IFR at the earlier time. Once established, IFR will remain likely through a majority of the period, with lower confidence on LIFR. NE winds will be 10-15 kts with gusts ~20-25 kts possible. Some drier air will start to wrap in near the end of the period so have added clearing of weather conditions, but IFR CIGs will likely linger.
Extended Outlook...High confidence in IFR persisting into Thursday morning where there's a non-zero chance for some snow, particularly for inland terminals. Restrictions improve late Thursday morning, eventually becoming VFR again later in the day. From there, high confidence in VFR through Sunday.
MARINE
Through Tonight...SCA conditions will become established through the morning from NE to SW as NE winds increase to 15-20 kts with higher gusts ~30 kts. 6 ft seas may stick to the NC coastal waters but they are possible around 20nm offshore from our SC coast. Degraded conditions will continue through the period as offshore low pressure moves from the SW to our NE tonight, winds becoming more N/NW by the end of the period.
Thursday through Sunday...Moderate to High confidence. Low pressure will be moving farther off to the NE Thu allowing high pressure to build in leading to improving conditions. A Small Craft Advisory is likely later Thu into early Fri. Benign conditions should then persist into early next week assuming possible low pressure offshore Sun stays far enough east of the area.
ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Thursday for NCZ087-096-099-105>110.
SC...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Thursday for SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-054-055-058-059.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM EST Thursday for AMZ250-252- 254-256.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 635 AM EST Wed Feb 19 2025
SYNOPSIS
Low pressure will pass to the south and east through tonight while colder air moves in from the north causing some wintry precipitation later today into Thursday morning. Mainly dry and much colder weather is expected late in the week as Canadian high pressure builds in from the west. A warming trend will then kick off early next week with dry weather expected.
UPDATE
No major updates outside of some tweaks for the next couple hours. Some light showers are making their way onshore and through the area from south to north. Updated 12Z aviation discussion below.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
Approaching offshore low pressure bringing in increased moisture will make for a period of freezing rain from this afternoon through tonight. Rain chances will increase from the coast towards inland through the morning, but we'll only start seeing those lower temperatures once the system is to our E/NE and colder air starts to wrap around the back of it. This will result in a transition from rain to freezing rain. From the previous forecast, ice accumulation has gone up slightly for our area prompting an expansion of the winter weather advisory into more of our NE SC counties sans coastal Georgetown. Some hi-res guidance is coming in with much higher totals to our NE, but have opted to only marginally increase totals above a tenth of an inch for our NE counties. Elsewhere, ice accumulation should be between a trace to up and around 0.05", with generally decreasing totals the further SW in the CWA As the system continues off to the E/NE overnight, precip chances will shift offshore and come to an end late tonight as dry air pools in and PWATs fall to near 0.5". Have lowered highs and lows from guidance for today to near the 25th percentile. Highs will occur early today as the low pushes by from the SW, temps in the mid 30s inland and upper 40s at the coast. Tonights lows will be in the mid to upper 20s.
SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/
Key Messages: *Very light wintry precip possible Thu AM *Below normal temps through the period w/ wind chills at or below 15 degrees likely Thu night into early Fri
Confidence: *Moderate to High
Details: *Although surface low pressure offshore will be moving farther away Thu, trailing shortwave energy aloft will keep the risk for some light wintry precip Thu AM, mainly in the form of freezing rain/drizzle or even snow if the moisture is deep enough.
Temperatures should start rising above freezing by mid-morning in SC and late morning in NC, although could stay around freezing into early afternoon across far northern/western areas closer to the SC Pee Dee/NC Sandhills. So motorists should use extra caution in these areas, especially if driving on elevated roadways such as bridges and overpasses. Highs Thu should not get much warmer than 40 for most of the area, especially inland. This will set the stage for a very cold night with lows near 20 for much of the area away from the immediate coast early Fri. Some wind will make it feel even colder with wind chills as low as about 10-15 degrees and thus a Cold Weather Advisory is likely. Slightly warmer temps are expected Fri with highs generally in the mid 40s with plenty of sun. Rather ideal radiational cooling conditions should occur Fri night as high pressure moves more overhead, although the amount of higher clouds will likely determine just how favorable conditions are. Some of the normally colder spots such as Back Island could drop into the mid to upper teens but should stay above Cold Weather Advisory thresholds for the most part.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
Key Messages: *No significant weather anticipated
Confidence: *Moderate to High
Details: *High pressure should generally prevail with mostly dry weather and slowly moderating temps. Low pressure could develop offshore this weekend leading to mainly some coastal showers but overall no significant rain chances are expected. Temps should be below normal through the weekend before getting back closer to normal Mon with highs in the lower 60s.
AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Confidence moderate to high through the 12Z TAF period. Some showers are making their way through the area from south to north but not seeing any impacts in observations to mention.
Main focus will be on the increasing rain into the afternoon and then the transition to FRZA in the evening and overnight hours. With the expansion of the area of FRZA, have added PROB30 to KCRE/KMYR, while other terminals have prevailing FZRA groups. In terms of CIGs /VSBYs, still only 1-2 hrs should separate MVFR to IFR so have gone with prevailing IFR at the earlier time. Once established, IFR will remain likely through a majority of the period, with lower confidence on LIFR. NE winds will be 10-15 kts with gusts ~20-25 kts possible. Some drier air will start to wrap in near the end of the period so have added clearing of weather conditions, but IFR CIGs will likely linger.
Extended Outlook...High confidence in IFR persisting into Thursday morning where there's a non-zero chance for some snow, particularly for inland terminals. Restrictions improve late Thursday morning, eventually becoming VFR again later in the day. From there, high confidence in VFR through Sunday.
MARINE
Through Tonight...SCA conditions will become established through the morning from NE to SW as NE winds increase to 15-20 kts with higher gusts ~30 kts. 6 ft seas may stick to the NC coastal waters but they are possible around 20nm offshore from our SC coast. Degraded conditions will continue through the period as offshore low pressure moves from the SW to our NE tonight, winds becoming more N/NW by the end of the period.
Thursday through Sunday...Moderate to High confidence. Low pressure will be moving farther off to the NE Thu allowing high pressure to build in leading to improving conditions. A Small Craft Advisory is likely later Thu into early Fri. Benign conditions should then persist into early next week assuming possible low pressure offshore Sun stays far enough east of the area.
ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Thursday for NCZ087-096-099-105>110.
SC...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Thursday for SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-054-055-058-059.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM EST Thursday for AMZ250-252- 254-256.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
MROS1 - 8661070 - Springmaid Pier, SC | 9 mi | 52 min | NNE 8G | 48°F | 52°F | 30.16 | ||
SSBN7 | 18 mi | 82 min | 2 ft | |||||
41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2) | 19 mi | 74 min | NNE 12G | 49°F | 52°F | 30.14 | 40°F | |
NIWS1 - North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve, SC | 35 mi | 97 min | NE 9.9 | 50°F | 30.12 | 42°F | ||
41108 | 43 mi | 56 min | 51°F | 4 ft |
Wind History for Springmaid Pier, SC
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