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Marine Weather and Tides Varnam, NC Version 3.4

NOTICE 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 6:49AM

Sunset 7:38PM

Monday April 6, 2020 12:24 AM EDT (04:24 UTC)

Moonrise 5:10PM

Moonset 5:14AM

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 Varnam, NC

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Area Discussion for - Wilmington, NC

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FXUS62 KILM 060150 AFDILM

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 950 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2020

SYNOPSIS. Temperatures will climb in the days ahead, as high pressure off the coast, circulates warm air and increasing humidity into the region. An upper level disturbances will bring isolated showers and storms Monday and Tuesday. A cold front will arrive late on Thursday, bringing cooler air into the Carolinas.

A new coastal flood advisory was issued for the lower Cape Fear for Sunday moring, and this to become the trend in the upcoming high tide cycles, no other changes.

Few modifications needed to the forecast grids early this Sunday evening, return wind flow will bring very slow, and limited falls in temperatures overnight, holding up in the 50s, above climatology for early April. Absolute humidity will increase about the region into Monday and gradual dewpoint rises are expected. The wind overnight should hold off most fog, and maximum RH may only reach 90% in many areas, not quite reaching critical values to trip off mist growth. 10-meter winds will remain steady overnight, around 5 knots, increasing Monday morning as diurnal mixing overspreads the area.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/. Expect fair weather tonight as high pressure shifts off the coast. A cold front approaching from the north could spawn scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening. Coverage looks limited though. Lows tonight will be in the lower to middle 50s. Highs Monday will be in vicinity of 80 with lows Monday night around 60.

SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/. Isolated showers and storms will still be tough to rule out Tuesday during peak heating. At this time forecast soundings are showing the CAPE could approach 1500J/Kg. SC will have the higher chances being closer to the weak mid level impulses crossing overhead in WNW flow. Afternoon highs will wind up close to 80 away from the beaches where a cooling sea breeze will develop.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/. Steep low level lapse rates remain on Wednesday but mid to upper level drying will aim to keep the area rain-free even as afternoon temps warm into the mid 80s (again cooler at beaches/immediate coast). This warmth remain on Thursday and models have stayed surprisingly rain-free despite the late day arrival of a moderate cold front. Thereafter the forecast will be pretty seasonable in a dry NW to WNW flow aloft.

AVIATION /02Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/. VFR, a little wind overnight should prevent widespread fog concerns, but isolated pockets are likely in areas protected by wind. Easing SE to S winds this evening becoming SW Monday morning and increasing 6-9 knots, with SW gusts up 21 kt between 20z-23z. The wind Monday evening will prevent mist late in the TAF cycle.

Isolated TSTMs possible between 20z-02z, coverage limited by dryness, but moderately high convective energy will be present and aviators should expect to see CB towers by late afternoon on Monday.

Extended Outlook . Flight restrictions, isolated, possible late Monday, but more likely on Tuesday. Flight restrictions lift mid-week, and look clear through the rest of the week.

MARINE. Light winds this afternoon will become South tonight and remain S to Sw through the rest of the period at 15 KT or less. Seas will run 2 to 4 FT.

High pressure will be located offshore on Tuesday bringing a southwesterly flow of 10-15kt range. Not much appears to change on Wednesday with respect to wind and waves even as a weak inland trough develops. A healthy cold front is expected later Thursday but the flow aloft will not be too favorable for much of an increase in winds but it will bring a sharp windshift.

ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. SC . None. NC . Coastal Flood Advisory from 8 AM to 11 AM EDT Monday for NCZ107. MARINE . None.



SYNOPSIS . ILM UPDATE . MJC NEAR TERM . RAN SHORT TERM . Bacon LONG TERM . mbB AVIATION . Colby MARINE . RAN/Bacon

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
41119	14 mi	94 min			63°F	2 ft
41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2)	14 mi	76 min	SSW 5.8 G 5.8	63°F	63°F		1019.5 hPa
41108	21 mi	54 min			63°F	2 ft
WLON7	25 mi	54 min		57°F	64°F		1019.3 hPa
JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC	31 mi	54 min	S 2.9 G 4.1	62°F	63°F		1018.8 hPa
41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC	32 mi	76 min	S 3.9 G 5.8	62°F	62°F		1019.2 hPa
41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC	32 mi	44 min			62°F	2 ft
MROS1 - 8661070 - Springmaid Pier, SC	40 mi	54 min		63°F
41013 - Frying Pan Shoals, NC Buoy	46 mi	34 min	SSE 5.8 G 7.8	67°F	71°F	3 ft	1019.2 hPa	53°F
41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC	48 mi	76 min	S 5.8 G 9.7		65°F		1017.7 hPa

Wind History for Wrightsville Beach, NC

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Brunswick County Airport, NC	11 mi	29 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	56°F	52°F	90%	1020 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Holden Beach, North Carolina

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Tide / Current Tables for Shallotte Inlet (Bowen Point), North Carolina

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Wind Forecast for Wilmington, NC (0,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Wilmington, NC

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