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Marine Weather and Tides
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| Sunrise 6:11AM | Sunset 8:24PM | Thursday July 18, 2019 1:28 PM EDT (17:28 UTC) | Moonrise 8:49PM | Moonset 6:38AM | Illumination 97% |  |
AMZ250 Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm- 1156 Am Edt Thu Jul 18 2019
This afternoon..SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight..SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight.
Fri..SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, mainly in the morning.
Fri night..SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sat..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sun..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night.
Mon..SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
This afternoon..SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight..SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight.
Fri..SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, mainly in the morning.
Fri night..SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sat..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sun..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night.
Mon..SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
AMZ200 1156 Am Edt Thu Jul 18 2019
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles.. A boundary will slowly approach the waters from the mainland tonight through Friday resulting in an increase in winds and seas respectively. High pressure anchored well offshore and weak troughing across the central carolinas this weekend will result in light S to sw winds and fairly benign seas through the weekend.
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles.. A boundary will slowly approach the waters from the mainland tonight through Friday resulting in an increase in winds and seas respectively. High pressure anchored well offshore and weak troughing across the central carolinas this weekend will result in light S to sw winds and fairly benign seas through the weekend.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Carolina Beach, NC
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Area Discussion for - Wilmington, NC
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus62 kilm 181625 afdilm area forecast discussion national weather service wilmington nc 1225 pm edt Thu jul 18 2019 Synopsis A trough approaching from the west through Friday will produce a greater chance of showers and thunderstorms, however the hot and humid weather will continue thru the weekend and into early next week. A cold front could push to and across the forecast area the middle of next week, and possibly break the string of hot and humid days. Near term through Friday As of 1100 am Thursday... Although today will be similar to the past couple of days, a few differences stand out. First, our cloud cover this morning was slightly greater with high debris clouds spilling down over the area. Secondly, a mid level trough will shift slowly eastward making its way across the carolinas later today through Friday. Any lingering mid to high clouds will dissipate, but cu development is expected similar to yesterday with main focus along sea breeze and inland trough. Not expecting the morning cloud cover to have much effect on overall temp rise and therefore heat advisory conditions still expected this afternoon as high heat and humidity combine to produce dangerous heat with heat indices up around 105. Temps will reach into the mid 90s once again this aftn and Fri with overnight lows between 75 and 80. The trough approaching from west will help to enhance convective development in an already unstable atmosphere. All models point at a late day spike in convection inland with activity diminishing as it moves toward the coast closer to midnight. Therefore best chc of greater storm coverage will be i-95 corridor late aftn and shifting toward the coast in a westerly steering flow, but diminishing later this evening into early overnight hour as we lose heating. The mid level trough will remain aligned from SW to NE over the carolinas as it eases slightly eastward overnight into fri. This should help to maintain greater cloud cover and convective activity with slightly higher SW winds through fri. This trough is coming up against ridge over the atlantic, though which should re-exert itself, especially heading into the weekend. Depending on how quickly, should end up with limited, if any activity heading into Fri night, but another hot day expected on fri. Short term Friday night through Saturday night As of 300 am Thursday... Though greatly diminished in coverage and intensity, thunderstorms will still be possible Friday night. Shortwave ripples of energy will be providing mid level ascent atop piedmont trough induced surface convergence. Mid level trough axis crosses on Saturday turning flow northerly and then easterly. The piedmont trough also weakens and should serves as less of a focus for convection. The sea breeze should be the primary mechanism. With the weakened surface boundary and a slight rising of heights rain chances should fall to minimal Saturday night. Temperatures by day and night will run similarly elevated to previous days. |
Long term Sunday through Wednesday As of 300 am Thursday... What starts Sunday as a weakness in the height field between two ridges will gradually transition into bonafide troughiness in the east. This will lead to a gradual ramp up of rain chances and a gradual abating trend in the heat. Surface frontal passage is slated for Tuesday or perhaps a tad slower. Even with some of the quicker solutions rain chances will linger into Wednesday due to the proximity of the boundary. Temperatures will finally dip below climatology. Aviation 18z Thursday through Tuesday As of 18z...VFR. Scattered high clouds across area with cumulus clouds beginning to develop away from the immediate coast. Expect low clouds to diminish into overnight hours with few high clouds remaining. Isolated storms still possible for this afternoon, with increased chance of rain from approaching trough around 0z inland and 3z towards to coast. Greater chance of coverage and thunderstorms inland, and so have included vcts for flo and lbt, and only vcsh for coastal terminals. No fog concerns due to elevated winds overnight and marginal low level moisture. South-southwest winds through tomorrow. Extended outlook...VFR conditions are expected outside any isolated to widely scattered convection through Monday, with increased chances of rain Tuesday. Marine As of 1100 am Thursday... Light southerly winds with afternoon gusts up to 20-25 kts as sea breeze circulation develops for the next 36 hours. Wave heights between 2 to 4 feet and isolated 5 feet expected out of the southwest around 4 to 6 seconds with swell from the southeast around 10 seconds. Southwesterly flow so typical of the time of year will weaken Friday night as piedmont trough does the same. They will continue in the 10-15 kt range early in the weekend, which should allow the 4 ft seas to be dropped out of the forecast. Later in the weekend both the 20kt winds and 4 ft seas should make their return as the trough restrengthens. Ilm watches warnings advisories Sc... Heat advisory until 7 pm edt this evening for scz017-023-024- 032-033-039-054>056-058-059. Beach hazards statement until 8 pm edt this evening for scz054- 056. Nc... Heat advisory until 7 pm edt this evening for ncz087-096-099- 105>110. Beach hazards statement until 8 pm edt this evening for ncz106- 108. Marine... None. Synopsis... Ilm near term... Mck rgz short term... mbb long term... mbb aviation... Vao marine... Mck mbb rgz |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| 41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 12 mi | 80 min | SW 12 G 16 | 81°F | 80°F | 1015.9 hPa | ||
| 41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC | 12 mi | 48 min | 80°F | 3 ft | ||||
| JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC | 14 mi | 58 min | SW 11 G 15 | 91°F | 78°F | 1015.4 hPa | ||
| WLON7 | 14 mi | 64 min | 93°F | 87°F | 1015.9 hPa | |||
| 41108 | 22 mi | 28 min | 85°F | 4 ft | ||||
| 41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 29 mi | 80 min | W 14 G 19 | 83°F | 83°F | 1016.7 hPa | ||
| 41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2) | 33 mi | 80 min | SW 12 G 18 | 83°F | 83°F | 1016.6 hPa | ||
| 41119 | 34 mi | 158 min | 83°F | 3 ft | ||||
| 41013 - Frying Pan Shoals, NC Buoy | 42 mi | 38 min | SW 16 G 19 | 84°F | 84°F | 4 ft | 1017.1 hPa | 80°F |
Wind History for Wrightsville Beach, NC
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| -12 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | |
| Last 24hr | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW G17 | SW G17 | SW G17 | SW G16 | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW G13 | SW G14 | SW G17 | S G14 | |
| 1 day ago | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW G11 | S G8 | S | S | S |
| 2 days ago | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | SW | S | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | S | SW | S | S | S | S | S | S |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Brunswick County Airport, NC | 11 mi | 33 min | SW 10 G 14 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 89°F | 75°F | 64% | 1016.6 hPa |
| Wilmington International Airport, NC | 17 mi | 35 min | WSW 14 G 19 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 94°F | 73°F | 51% | 1015.7 hPa |
Wind History from SUT (wind in knots)
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| Last 24hr | S | S | S | S | SW G16 | SW | SW | SW | SW G15 | SW G14 | SW G15 | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | |||||||
| 1 day ago | S | S | S | S | SW | S | S | S | S | S | Calm | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | SW | S |
| 2 days ago | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | Calm | SW | SW | Calm | SW | SW | Calm | Calm | Calm | SW | S |
Tide / Current Tables for Wilmington Beach, North Carolina
EDIT Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off) Help One Week of DataWilmington Beach
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Thu -- 03:10 AM EDT 0.17 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:13 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:38 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 09:04 AM EDT 3.61 feet High Tide
Thu -- 03:09 PM EDT 0.14 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 08:22 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:32 PM EDT 4.37 feet High Tide
Thu -- 09:49 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 03:10 AM EDT 0.17 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:13 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:38 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 09:04 AM EDT 3.61 feet High Tide
Thu -- 03:09 PM EDT 0.14 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 08:22 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:32 PM EDT 4.37 feet High Tide
Thu -- 09:49 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
Tide / Current Tables for Campbell Island, North Carolina
EDIT (on/off) Help One Week of DataCampbell Island
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Thu -- 05:22 AM EDT 0.12 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:13 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:38 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 10:47 AM EDT 3.67 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:21 PM EDT 0.15 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 08:22 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:49 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 11:13 PM EDT 4.31 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 05:22 AM EDT 0.12 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:13 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:38 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 10:47 AM EDT 3.67 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:21 PM EDT 0.15 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 08:22 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:49 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 11:13 PM EDT 4.31 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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| 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4 | 4.3 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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Wind Forecast for Wilmington, NC (13,3,4,5)
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Ground Weather Radar Station Wilmington, NC
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