Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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880 FXUS62 KCHS 021511 AFDCHS Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 1111 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will extend across the area through Wednesday. A cold front will slowly move through on Friday, followed by high pressure. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Morning composite analysis reveals low amplitude troughiness across the southeast CONUS, surface high pressure now well off the mid Atlantic coast and southerly return flow across the region. Axis of higher PWAT air has spread into the region...PWAT values over one inch. Modest warm/moist advection and larger scale QG-forcing for ascent has/is producing some light showers west of the I-95 corridor. There has also been some very light shower activity off the Atlantic overnight into this morning, much of which has diminished at this juncture. Rest of today: Weak troughiness/QG-forcing for ascent remains across the region through the afternoon. Add in daytime heating and some modest instability (500 J/Kg or less MLCAPE) and we should see some additional isolated to scattered shower activity develop across the region as we go through the day, particularly inland. We have made some minor cosmetic tweaks to pops/weather although maintaining pop chances in the 20 to 40 percent range inland. Thunder probs are very low this afternoon given minimal instability. We have capped any thunder wording to areas west of the I-95 corridor. Finally, the added cloud cover will hold temperatures down to some extent although cloud cover will thin out a bit as we get into the afternoon. Maintaining highs largely in the middle 80s (83-87) and cooler readings along the coast. Tonight: Any ongoing convection should diminish in the early evening hours and then the rest of the overnight is expected to be dry. There could be some isolated convection across the coastal waters, though most of that should be beyond the local waters. Look for mid to upper 60s for lows in most areas with no significant fog concerns. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Surface high pressure will remain over the western Atlantic Monday through Wednesday. Warm and moist southerly flow will persist, with high temps steadily increasing each day. Diurnal convection appears possible each day, though better coverage is expected Monday and Wednesday due to some upper shortwave energy moving through. A fairly capped atmosphere is anticipated on Tuesday. The greatest convective coverage on any day should be farther inland where greater instability develops. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... Thursday could see greater convective coverage, especially in the afternoon, as a potent upper shortwave moves through while deep moisture remains in place. Low-level warm advection could result in high temps in the lower 90s away from the coast. A zonal flow develops aloft on Friday while a weak cold front sags into the area. Instability could be pretty impressive on Friday along with DCAPE above 1200 J/kg, though convective coverage could be isolated at best due to strong mid-level capping in the deep westerly flow. Compressional heating ahead of the front could yield highs in the mid 90s, including fairly close to the coast due to a pinned sea breeze. Even if the cold front makes it through Friday night, Saturday temps will not be much cooler. However, dewpoints should mix down into the upper 50s which will make for a noticeable change in airmass. && .AVIATION /15Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... VFR conditions will prevail at KCHS, KJZI, and KSAV through 12z Monday. Extended Aviation Outlook: Conditions will generally be VFR through the period. && .MARINE... Today and tonight: SE to SSE flow will prevail across the local waters, with speeds mostly in the 10-15 knot range. The strongest winds will likely be along the land/sea interface in the afternoon and early evening and gusts up to around 20 knots will be possible. Seas will mostly average 2-3 feet, but could be up to 4 feet at times in the outer Georgia waters. Monday through Friday, Atlantic high pressure will continue to be the main feature and a typical summertime pattern will ensue. Southerly winds will prevail, with the typical coastal enhancement each afternoon in association with the sea breeze. Wind speeds should remain below 15 kt and seas will remain at or below 4 ft. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... The evening high tides in Charleston could hit 7.0 ft MLLW Monday through Thursday and require Coastal Flood Advisories. This is due to increasing astronomical tides combined with a persistent positive tidal anomaly of 0.5 to 0.7 ft. The astro tide is highest Wednesday evening where it reaches 6.5 ft MLLW. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. SC...None. MARINE...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...Adam/BSH SHORT TERM...JRL LONG TERM...JRL AVIATION...BSH/JRL MARINE...BSH/JRL