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Marine Weather and Tides Carolina Beach, 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 6:24AM

Sunset 8:11PM

Tuesday August 4, 2020 1:34 AM EDT (05:34 UTC)

Moonrise 8:13PM

Moonset 6:09AM

Illumination 100%

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 Carolina Beach, NC

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Area Discussion for - Wilmington, NC

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FXUS62 KILM 040519 AFDILM

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 119 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

SYNOPSIS. Tropical Storm Isaias will affect the region tonight and will continue into early Tuesday before the storm moves north of the area. Typical warm and humid weather will return with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms each day.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/. Main story for the next 24 hours is the onset of Isaias, which will bring wind, rain, some tornadoes, storm surge, and flooding. Anticipated rainfall has increased into the 2 to 6 inch range, while some areas could see increased amounts above 6 inches in locally heavier rainfall bands. Some tornadoes are possible, especially tonight into Tuesday morning with the approaching storm. Tropical storm force winds are possible starting this evening through Tuesday morning. High wind speed potential exists with locations seeing between 55 mph and 70 mph east of I-95 with gusts as high as 80 mph at times along the coast. For coastal locations, beach erosion and storm surge flooding is also possible with water reaching between 3 and 5 feet south of Cape Fear above ground level, and 2 to 4 feet north of Cape Fear. The storm will also bring high chances for dangerous rip currents through Tuesday for area beaches. The storm exits the region by Tuesday late morning, and conditions area wide should begin to improve with lessening winds, light rainfall, and improving conditions along the coast.

SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/. High amplitude mid to upper trough, extending from the Great Lakes down into the Gulf will lift north as it slowly progresses eastward and gets squeezed out by 2 ridges to our south. Deep southerly flow will continue to keep a typical hot and humid summertime air mass in place. Looks like best shortwave energy will remain offshore, but weak perturbations will rotate around the trough over the central and eastern CONUS. Overall, expect the diurnal convection with focus along sea breeze boundary and trough inland, but should see some enhancement with convection at times due to shortwave energy.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/. Upper ridge over the Atlantic builds westward as mid to upper trough lifts slowly north and flattens out into the weekend. Overall expect typical diurnal convection each aftn with a weak southerly flow at the sfc and a more westerly flow aloft. Looks like potential for more widespread convection may come into the latter half of the weekend or early next week as a weak front drops south in NC, the Piedmont trough strengthens and better shortwave energy drops far enough south into our area.

AVIATION /05Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/. Western side of the area is starting to clear back into VFR at the 06Z TAF issuance. The eye of Isaias is currently located over Pender County, and will continue to move NNE out of the area. Conditions at KCRE, KMYR, and parts of the Cape Fear region are still in MVFR/IFR, but that will be improving over the next few hours as the last rain bands move through. Gusts should continue along the coast until the late morning hours. Sunny skies and scattered clouds will prevail from that point on, allowing for a more permanent VFR trend throughout the rest of the period.

Extended Outlook . A trough pattern enters the area and brings typical summertime conditions for the area midweek, including the chances for afternoon convection and flight restrictions.

MARINE. Isaias will bring seas 10 to 15 feet tonight between 8 and 10 seconds out to 20 NM and upwards of 20 feet beyond 20 NM Monday night into Tuesday, with marine conditions gradually improving Tuesday night into Wednesday. Note that waterspout potential will also increase Monday as Isaias nears.

Conditions over the coastal waters will continue to improve through mid week with seas 2 to 4 ft mid to late week. No significant swell likely.

ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. SC . Hurricane Warning for SCZ054>056-058. Storm Surge Warning for SCZ054-056. High Surf Advisory until 5 AM EDT early this morning for SCZ054-056. Tropical Storm Warning for SCZ059. NC . Hurricane Warning for NCZ105>110. Flash Flood Watch through this afternoon for NCZ087-096-099- 105>110. High Rip Current Risk through this evening for NCZ106-108-110. Storm Surge Watch for NCZ106-108. High Surf Advisory until 9 AM EDT this morning for NCZ106-108- 110. Coastal Flood Warning until 4 AM EDT early this morning for NCZ107. Storm Surge Warning for NCZ110. Tropical Storm Warning for NCZ087-096-099. MARINE . Hurricane Warning for AMZ250-252-254-256.

SYNOPSIS . ILM UPDATE . TRA NEAR TERM . MCK SHORT TERM . RGZ LONG TERM . RGZ AVIATION . IGB MARINE . MCK/RGZ

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC	12 mi	42 min	SSW 43 G 56	74°F	83°F		998.3 hPa
41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC	12 mi	28 min			83°F	13 ft
JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC	14 mi	47 min	S 58 G 69	77°F	82°F		997 hPa
WLON7	14 mi	47 min		74°F	85°F		996.3 hPa
41108	22 mi	35 min			81°F	14 ft
41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC	29 mi	27 min	SW 37 G 51	77°F	82°F		1006 hPa
41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2)	33 mi	42 min	WNW 29 G 41	77°F	83°F		1004.9 hPa
41119	34 mi	78 min			82°F	9 ft
41013 - Frying Pan Shoals, NC Buoy	41 mi	25 min	SW 25 G 33	78°F	82°F		1008.3 hPa	75°F

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	40 min	SW 28 G 43	4.00 mi	Light Rain and Windy	75°F	73°F	94%	1001.7 hPa
Wilmington International Airport, NC	17 mi	42 min	S 32 G 51	1.50 mi	Heavy Rain Fog/Mist and Windy	75°F	73°F	94%	996.1 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KSUT

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Tide / Current Tables for Wilmington Beach, North Carolina

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Tide / Current Tables for Campbell Island, North Carolina

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Wind Forecast for Wilmington, NC (1,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Wilmington, NC

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