Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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748 FXUS62 KCHS 110259 AFDCHS Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 1059 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will push through the area tonight. High pressure will prevail for the weekend into early next week. A storm system could affect the area by the middle of next week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... The cold front is readily visible on radar as a fine line moving southward through the South Carolina counties, and will pass into and through our Georgia counties after midnight. There is a brief "surge" of northwest to north winds up near 20 or 25 mph behind the front, but also a drop in temperatures of several degrees. We`re still showing slight chance PoPs roughly south of a line from Springfield to Metter through about 12-1 AM. Skies will clear through the night, perhaps allowing for viewing of the aurora or Northern Lights, and the noticeable change in the air mass will get temperatures down to the mid and upper 50s inland, lower 60s closer to the ocean. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/... Saturday and Sunday: A stout northwest flow will dominate aloft as surface high pressure builds in from the west. Quiet, dry conditions will prevail with forecast soundings showing modest capping aloft with low net moisture values (PWATs <1"). A modest west/northwest flow atop the boundary layer should delay/pin the afternoon resultant sea breeze both afternoons. Low-level thickness values support highs in the upper 70s/near 80 on Saturday warming into the lower 80s on Sunday. Lows Saturday night will drop into the mid- upper 50s inland with mid 60s at the beaches with upper 50s/lower 60s inland and upper 60s/near 70 at the beaches Sunday night. Monday: A warm front will begin to organize to the south and move north into the area as a storm system develops to the west. Isolated to scattered showers/tstms could develop near this feature in the afternoon, but the bulk of anything meaningful looks to remain south of the Altamaha River. Forecast soundings north of the warm front are not overly unstable with meager MLCAPE, positive LI`s with K- indices <30C noted, so conditions do not look overly favorable for deep convection despite highs warming into the upper 70s/lower 80s. Pops 20-30% look reasonable during this time with any mention of thunder being confined to mainly Southeast Georgia due to some uncertainty on location/timing of the developing warm front. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... Monday Night and Tuesday: Rain chances will increase Monday night into Tuesday as a warm front lifts north and the region becomes fully embedded within the warm sector of an approaching storm system. Modest forcing for ascent ahead of a number of southern stream impulses embedded ahead of a shortwave that digs across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys will steadily increase within an increasingly moist environment. There are a few model signals that a large convective complex along the northeast Gulf coast/Florida Panhandle could disrupt moisture transport into the area which could limit the amount of convection over Southeast South Carolina and Southeast Georgia Tuesday. These trends will have to be watched carefully. For now, a blend of the NBM with the drier SuperBlend consensus was used to construct pops. Pops 60-70% were highlighted for Monday night with 80% pops for Tuesday. Lows Monday night will range from the lower 60s well inland to the lower 70s at the beaches. Highs Tuesday will warm into the upper 70s/lower 80s, limited by extensive cloud cover and showers/tstms. Wednesday and Thursday: Overall, rain chances will be lower for Wednesday into Thursday, but some degree of convection can be expected as a series of weak fronts/troughs move through the Southeast States. Chance pops were highlighted during this time. Temperatures will be near to slightly above normal for both days. && .AVIATION /03Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR conditions will prevail at KCHS, KJZI, and KSAV through 00Z Sunday. Maybe a brief SHRA at KSAV early on as a cold front moves through. Extended Aviation Outlook: Showers and thunderstorms could bring flight restrictions to the terminals Monday afternoon into the middle of next week. && .MARINE... Tonight: Isolated to scattered convection ahead of a cold front will come to an end by 1 am, a few of which still could be strong with gusty winds. Winds will shift to the N behind a cold front that passes through, generally in the 15-20 kt range. There certainly can be some gusts near 25 kt at times, but not enough to warrant a Small Craft Advisories. Seas will mainly around 3 or 4 feet, with some 5 footers on the outer Georgia waters. Saturday through Wednesday: There are no concerns through Monday. The risk for Small Craft Advisory conditions will increase Monday night into Tuesday as a warm front lifts north and storm system approaches from the west. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. SC...None. MARINE...None. && $$ NEAR TERM... SHORT TERM... LONG TERM... AVIATION... MARINE...