Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Lake Murray of Richland, SC

KEY MESSAGES
- 1. Freezing temperatures this morning may harm sensitive vegetation.

- 2. Showers possible next week but hazardous weather unlikely

DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: Freezing temperatures this morning may harm sensitive vegetation.

Portions of central SC and the CSRA have dipped below freezing early this morning with a few sites into the upper 20s. We will have a few more hours of decent radiational cooling before high clouds move over the area and temperatures recover somewhat.

Expect well below normal temperatures again tonight with light winds promoting excellent radiational cooling conditions. However, similar to the previous night, another round of high clouds may move over the region early Thursday morning and could limit the extent of freezing temperatures. SW winds will allow for slight moisture increase over the forecast area which may lead to patchy frost even if temperatures don't drop below freezing.
Another Freeze Warning or a Frost Advisory may be needed but confidence is too low to warrant a headline at the moment.

KEY MESSAGE 2: Showers possible next week but hazardous weather unlikely

Early next week, an upper trough is expected to push into the Great Lakes region. The associated surface front may backdoor into the Carolinas but there is a large spread in temperature guidance indicating the uncertainty of how far south the front moves. This pattern supports a chance of rain early next week and low confidence in the temperature forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Otherwise, impactful weather is unlikely through the weekend.

AVIATION /10Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
VFR conditions are expected to continue through the TAF period.

Light northeasterly winds are seen this morning with passing cirrus moving into the region. Passing high clouds are expected to continue through the day with 4-7 kt northeasterly to east- northeasterly winds. Tonight, winds become light and variable to calm with VFR conditions persisting under mostly clear skies after 00z. Dry air will continue to preclude any fog formation across the area so VFR conditions are expected into Thursday morning.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK... Chances for restrictions remain low through the week with drier air moving into the region.

CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
SC...Freeze Warning until 10 AM EDT this morning for SCZ016-018- 020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-116-135>137.
GA...Freeze Warning until 10 AM EDT this morning for GAZ040-063>065- 077.