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Marine Weather and Tides
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Sunrise 7:06AM | Sunset 5:03PM | Wednesday December 11, 2019 5:38 AM EST (10:38 UTC) | Moonrise 4:51PM | Moonset 6:22AM | Illumination 100% | ![]() |
AMZ250 Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm- 348 Am Est Wed Dec 11 2019
.small craft advisory in effect through late Friday night...
Today..N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain this morning.
Tonight..N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Thu..NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Thu night..NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
Fri..E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers.
Sat..W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers through the day.
Sun..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.small craft advisory in effect through late Friday night...
Today..N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain this morning.
Tonight..N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Thu..NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Thu night..NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
Fri..E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers.
Sat..W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers through the day.
Sun..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
AMZ200 348 Am Est Wed Dec 11 2019
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles. In the wake of the cold frontal passage early this morning, expect gusty nw thru ne winds. Strong Wedge of high pressure will dominate the region this afternoon thru early Fri. Low pressure system is expected to affect the area during Fri into Sat with elevated winds and seas continuing.
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles. In the wake of the cold frontal passage early this morning, expect gusty nw thru ne winds. Strong Wedge of high pressure will dominate the region this afternoon thru early Fri. Low pressure system is expected to affect the area during Fri into Sat with elevated winds and seas continuing.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Carolina Beach, NC
Hourly EDIT Helplocation: 34.03, -77.9 debug
Area Discussion for - Wilmington, NC
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 409 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019
SYNOPSIS. In the wake of the Cold frontal passage early this morning, expect gusty NW thru NE winds to develop and persist into Thu as ridging of high pressure affects the area with below normal temperatures. Gulf Low pressure system is expected to affect the area Fri into Sat with a good chance for rain. Drying conditions and high pressure will follow Sun into early next week.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/. Cold front has pushed across the FA and is now off the Carolina Coasts, pushing further east. Water vapor imagery shows moisture lagging behind the cold front and therefore will be dealing with post frontal cloudiness and pcpn, mainly in the form of patchy light rain or drizzle thru noon today, and low clouds giving way to mid and upper level clouds. The cold front is progged to stall well offshore as it becomes oriented parallel to the flow aloft. CAA and the tightened sfc pg will produce NNW-NNE winds at 10 to 15 mph, with gusts 20 to 25 mph thru mid-afternoon today. Drier air, thru the atm column, will eventually reach the FA from midday today and remain-so thru Thu. Ridging from the sfc high will set up a wedge scenario across the Carolinas later today thru Thu. The high's center is progged to move off the NE States late Thu, resulting in the wedge to begin breaking down late Thu night into Fri as the source of colder air that helps maintain the wedge becomes no longer avbl. The pressure pattern depicted off the coast by models late Thu indicate the development of a coastal trof/front and will be dealing with this in the subsequent period. Various model MOS Guidance depict highs both days in the 50-55 range and tonights lows 28-32 except along the immediate coast where mid 30s are progged.
SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT/. Lingering moisture in the Western Gulf of Mexico will be picked up by a somewhat modest shortwave traversing what should be a zonal pattern by Thursday evening. This system however never really seems to get its act together until well north of the area. The main forcing mechanism will be isentropic lift with the coastal front. This will offer up the most organized rainfall. This occurs late Friday. Either side of this it appears to be shaping up to be kinda drizzly and overcast. Maintained the categorical pops. Temperatures will be high maintenance as usual with a coastal front. Highs Friday will be in the lower 60s or so along the coast with much cooler readings inland.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/. A secondary mid level trough moving across to the north will bring a chance of lingering showers overnight Friday into the day Saturday. Beyond this the forecast will be dry with seasonable temperatures until late in the period when another front approaches. The first take with this system is very progressive with QPF amounts not overly impressive.
AVIATION /09Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/. Lowered vsby from fog will quickly dissipate once the cold front pushes thru and off the Carolina Coasts by 08Z. There- after will see NW-N winds pick up to around 10 kt. Will continue to deal with MVFR ceilings along with patchy light rain or drizzle thru late morning..with pcpn ending from west to east. VSBYs could briefly drop to 5sm from the patchy stratiform pcpn. Expect much improved sky conditions and VFR conditions thruout after 17Z. CAA after the CFP and the tightened sfc pg will yield NNW-NNE winds at 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, especially across the coastal terminals.
Extended Outlook . VFR Overnight Wednesday through Thursday. Another round of MVFR/IFR is possible Friday into Saturday as an area of low pressure moves by the coastal Carolinas. VFR expected Sunday.
MARINE. Today thru Thu: The CFP has occurred and will be followed by a further tightening of the sfc pg and post frontal CAA. The 2 will combine to produce SCA conditions today into Thu. The CAA will become neutral Thu but the tightened sfc pg will be enough to produce continued SCA threshold winds thruout the day Thu and beyond. Significant seas will be dominated initially by a SE swell at 9 second periods. Wind driven waves at 3 to 5 second periods initially, will build with time and could equal or become the dominant producer of seas depending on the spectral density plot. The local waters will see spotty light rain or drizzle thru midday with improvements to sky condition this aftn and tonight.
Thu Night thru Sun: A coastal front and storm system will be affecting the waters for the first couple of days. This system at this point isn't the most dynamic of systems and winds should be in a 10-15 knot range. This and the changeable nature of wind directions seem to preclude any long lived headlines. The cold air advection in the wake of the system is modest as well and the offshore flow will be relatively weak as well. Significant seas will reach six feet Friday and drop below SCA thresholds Sat with 2-4 feet.
ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. SC . None. NC . None. MARINE . Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EST Saturday for AMZ250-252- 254-256.
SYNOPSIS . DCH NEAR TERM . DCH SHORT TERM . SHK LONG TERM . SHK AVIATION . DCH MARINE . DCH/SHK
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 12 mi | 91 min | N 14 G 19 | 56°F | 58°F | 1019.1 hPa | ||
41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC | 12 mi | 59 min | 58°F | 4 ft | ||||
JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC | 14 mi | 69 min | NNW 15 G 21 | 55°F | 57°F | 1019.7 hPa | ||
WLON7 | 14 mi | 69 min | 54°F | 53°F | 1020.5 hPa | |||
41108 | 22 mi | 69 min | 57°F | 4 ft | ||||
41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 29 mi | 91 min | N 18 G 23 | 58°F | 66°F | 1018.5 hPa | ||
41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2) | 33 mi | 91 min | NNW 14 G 21 | 56°F | 56°F | 1020.6 hPa | ||
41119 | 34 mi | 49 min | 56°F | 3 ft | ||||
41013 - Frying Pan Shoals, NC Buoy | 42 mi | 39 min | N 19 G 25 | 62°F | 74°F | 1018.9 hPa (+1.2) | 59°F |
Wind History for Wrightsville Beach, NC
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Last 24hr | SW G14 | SW | SW | S | S | S G17 | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | S | NW | NW | NW G15 | N G13 | N G19 | NW G22 |
1 day ago | NW | SW | -- | SE | SW | W | SW | SE | SE | S | SE | S | S | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | SW G16 | SW G15 |
2 days ago | N G17 | N G14 | N G14 | N | N | NW | N G13 | N | NW G15 | N G15 | NW G14 | NW G14 | N G12 | NW G15 | NW G13 | NW G7 | NW | N G7 | NW | NW | NW G10 | NW G10 | NW G10 | N |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Brunswick County Airport, NC | 11 mi | 44 min | N 17 G 21 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 55°F | 46°F | 74% | 1020.7 hPa |
Wilmington International Airport, NC | 17 mi | 46 min | N 11 G 20 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 53°F | 46°F | 80% | 1021.1 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KSUT
Wind History from SUT (wind in knots)
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Last 24hr | W | SW | SW | SW | SW G16 | SW G15 | SW | S | S G15 | S G18 | S G15 | S | SW G14 | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W G14 | N | N | N | N G18 |
1 day ago | N | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | SE | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
2 days ago | N | N | N | N | N | N G14 | N | N G14 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | N | N | N | N | N | N | Calm |
Tide / Current Tables for Wilmington Beach, North Carolina
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Wed -- 12:13 AM EST -0.03 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:21 AM EST 4.52 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:22 AM EST Moonset
Wed -- 07:06 AM EST Sunrise
Wed -- 12:51 PM EST 0.20 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 04:51 PM EST Moonrise
Wed -- 05:02 PM EST Sunset
Wed -- 06:40 PM EST 3.71 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 12:13 AM EST -0.03 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:21 AM EST 4.52 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:22 AM EST Moonset
Wed -- 07:06 AM EST Sunrise
Wed -- 12:51 PM EST 0.20 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 04:51 PM EST Moonrise
Wed -- 05:02 PM EST Sunset
Wed -- 06:40 PM EST 3.71 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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-0 | 0.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
Tide / Current Tables for Campbell Island, North Carolina
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataCampbell Island
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Wed -- 02:21 AM EST -0.18 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:22 AM EST Moonset
Wed -- 07:07 AM EST Sunrise
Wed -- 07:57 AM EST 4.23 feet High Tide
Wed -- 03:09 PM EST 0.09 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 04:51 PM EST Moonrise
Wed -- 05:02 PM EST Sunset
Wed -- 08:23 PM EST 3.68 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 02:21 AM EST -0.18 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:22 AM EST Moonset
Wed -- 07:07 AM EST Sunrise
Wed -- 07:57 AM EST 4.23 feet High Tide
Wed -- 03:09 PM EST 0.09 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 04:51 PM EST Moonrise
Wed -- 05:02 PM EST Sunset
Wed -- 08:23 PM EST 3.68 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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0.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0 | 1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
Weather Map
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Wind Forecast for Wilmington, NC (5,6,7,8)
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