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Marine Weather and Tides Varnam, NC Version 3.4

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Sunrise 7:05AM

Sunset 5:03PM

Tuesday December 10, 2019 2:18 AM EST (07:18 UTC)

Moonrise 4:11PM

Moonset 5:22AM

Illumination 97%

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 100540 AFDILM

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1240 AM EST Tue Dec 10 2019

SYNOPSIS. As a warm front lifts north, a pronounced warming trend will be felt through Tuesday. A cold front early Wednesday will bring rain, followed by cooler air through mid week. Brief clearing and drying Thursday will be followed by a wet Gulf system Friday into Saturday. A drying trend is expected next Sunday and Monday.

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

NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/. Temperatures curves tonight nearly flat-line as warm air advection and diurnal cooling nearly nullify one other, 57-64 for min-T and in some areas, this may occur early in the night as we may observe even slight rises in temperatures after 6z/1am. Late afternoon sun will impact minimum temps, but a slight drop after dark expected.

Dry mid-level air and lack of notable lift about the area will keep rain chances below 10 percent much of this period, until Tuesday night, as a cold front approaches the coast. The balmy flow and elevated dewpoints leading up to this, may induce patchy sea fog along our coastal land zones, mostly favored south of Cape Fear from Santee River to Southport.

The warm air advection will be strong enough tuesday to list a few record highs for December 10th: ILM - 78 in 2007, FLO - 78 in 2007, and MYR 81 in 1943. Our forecast temps do not quite reach these values, but will approach. The 81 at CRE will be very difficult given chilly SSTs and SSW winds in afternoon.

The front to bring light and moderate rain Tuesday night, and CAPE values surface and aloft warrant a slight chance of a TSTM ahead of the front Tuesday night and early Wednesday. System rain total through daybreak Wednesday are slated to be a light wetting, a 0.07- 0.18" range for most areas. Locally higher amount likely since convective pcpn will play a role. Being that the instability is low however, the severe threat will remain low, as poor lapse aloft prevail and limited wind shear during frontal passage.

SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT/. Back to reality when it comes to temperatures this period. High pressure builds into the Northeastern U.S. putting the coastal Carolinas on its seasonably cool southern edge. Forecast soundings show saturation beneath the increasingly strong temperature inversion so no sunshine expected. Some dry air could lead to some late night clearing well inland. A few light showers could linger into the morning hours along the coast. For the remainder of Wednesday non-measurable rain appears more likely than measurable and POPs have been lowered after 18Z especially inland.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/. Chilly high pressure ridge hangs on Thursday and starts getting overrun with warm and moist air. Cloud cover will be on the increase but rain should hold off given lack of deep layer forcing. Not so on Friday as cyclonic flow and height falls impinge from the east and a surface wave slides up the coast. Given the depth of the lift the area could see semi-appreciable rainfall. Moisture stays locked in on Saturday but some dry air advects into the area on Sunday. Temperatures will be slightly elevated above climatology for much of the period other than Thursday.

AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/. Moderate southwesterly flow will continue overnight, inhibiting radiational fog development. Potential for sea fog development exists, however wind trajectories should prevent coastal terminals from being significantly impacted. KLTX VWP is indicating 1-2 kft winds of 35 knots, and with surface wind speeds expected to diminish to 5-7 kts over the next few hours, have decided to keep LLWS in through the morning hours.

Extended Outlook . MVFR conditions possible tonight as the next cold front approaches and moves through the area. Another round of MVFR is possible Friday into Saturday as an area of low pressure moves by the coastal Carolinas.

MARINE. Marine visibility has improved and the marine dense fog advisory will be allowed to expire at 3 pm. The moist and mild wind flow over the waters ahead of the cold front, could produce additional bouts of sea fog tonight and Tuesday, most probable from Santee River to Murrells Inlet to Southport. A small craft advisory will remain in place north of Cape Fear for 6 ft seas offshore. Sea spectrum will have SE waves 3-5 feet every 8-9, and SSW waves 1-2 feet every 5-6 seconds. Marine showers will converge on the waters by Tuesday night as a cold front approaches, bring rain, and likely SCA conditions into Wednesday as strong high pressure builds in. Latest WW3 data pointing to 9-10 feet at Frying Pan Shoals and the outer waters on Wednesday.

High pressure that starts building behind cold front Wednesday will yield a long period of Small Craft Advisory winds and/or seas as moderately strong N to NE gradient winds are maintained. The gradient may ease on Friday as a wave of low pressure rides up the coast but the turn to a more onshore wind direction will likely keep advisory-worthy 6 ft seas in the area.

ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. SC . None. NC . None. MARINE . Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EST early this morning for AMZ250.

SYNOPSIS . ILM UPDATE . MAS NEAR TERM . 08 SHORT TERM . mbB LONG TERM . mbB AVIATION . CRM MARINE . 08/MBB

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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	28 min			55°F	3 ft
41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2)	14 mi	70 min	WSW 3.9 G 7.8	56°F	55°F		1018.2 hPa
41108	21 mi	48 min			56°F	4 ft
WLON7	25 mi	48 min		67°F	53°F		1017.1 hPa
JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC	31 mi	48 min	SSW 12 G 12	62°F	56°F		1016.6 hPa
41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC	32 mi	70 min	SW 7.8 G 12	60°F	57°F		1017.3 hPa
41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC	32 mi	38 min			57°F	4 ft
MROS1 - 8661070 - Springmaid Pier, SC	40 mi	48 min		58°F
41013 - Frying Pan Shoals, NC Buoy	46 mi	28 min	SW 16 G 19	75°F	71°F	5 ft	1018 hPa	69°F
41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC	48 mi	70 min	SW 9.7 G 14	66°F	65°F		1017.6 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	23 min	SSW 6	7.00 mi	Fair	62°F	62°F	99%	1017.9 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KSUT

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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 (2,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Wilmington, NC

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