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FXUS62 KCHS 300551
AFDCHS

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston SC
151 AM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Atlantic high pressure will prevail this weekend, while a
trough of low pressure resides inland. A cold front will impact
the area Monday into Tuesday before dissipating offshore. High
pressure will return for the latter half of next week.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
Tonight: Aloft, strong ridging will remain across the Southeast
United States along with dry air noted on latest water vapor imagery
locally. At the sfc, a trough will persist inland while an Atlantic
ridge extends across Florida. Although mid-upper lvl moisture and
synoptic forcing is lacking, abundant moisture remains across the
local area, helping keep temps mild and conditions muggy through the
night. Lingering boundaries across far southern zones near the
Altamaha River could promote a few showers and/or isolated
thunderstorm during the next few hours, before the potential for a
few showers/thunderstorms near the coast increases around daybreak
should activity drift onshore. Low temps should range in the low-mid
70s across most areas, and upper 70s to around 80 closer to the
coast. Some patchy late night fog possible within areas that
experienced rainfall, but confidence and coverage not expected to be
large enough to include in forecast.

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.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Sunday: The area will be positioned along the far eastern periphery
of an expansive upper-level anticyclone centered over the Central
Plains. A pronounced shortwave is progged to cross eastern North
Carolina late in the afternoon with its tail end crossing eastern
South Carolina during the evening/overnight hours. A cold front will
meander to the southeast during the afternoon hours, but looks to
hold well to the northwest. The airmass south of the front will
remain very moist (dewpts >73 F) and moderately unstable within a
ribbon of PWATs >2 inches. Weak shear (0-6km bulk shear averaging
<10 kt) within a region of little forcing aloft suggest convection
will be mostly airmass driven, only concentrating along mesoscale
boundaries and the inland moving sea breeze. Forcing aloft will
begin to increase a bit by late afternoon and especially during the
evening and overnight hours as the tail end of the aforementioned
shortwave pushes through and the low-level flow becomes somewhat
confluent ahead of a weak frontal wave that develops over the CSRA
into central Georgia. This synoptic setup could delay the greatest
coverage of showers/tstms until the evening hours and before the
onset of slow nocturnal cooling. The temporal distribution of
highest pop were skewed in this direction, averaging 30-50% during
the afternoon (highest inland) with 50-60% during the evening hours.
Convection will slowly wane overnight, but some scattered coverage
could linger well into the early morning hours Monday as the front
approaches and continues to interact with the warm and very moist
environment.

Highs look to reach into the mid-upper 90s away from the coast
before convective initiation occurs. Dewpoints in the mid-upper 70s
could support heat indices of 108-112 with the highest values
occurring along/east of the I-95 corridor. A Heat Advisory has been
issued for areas roughly along/east of an Allendale-Springfield-
Richmond Hill line, including both the Savannah and Charleston Metro
Areas as this areas where confidence in reaching heat indices of 108
are the highest. Far interior Southeast Georgia and locations across
the far south near the Altamaha River looks a bit too marginal for
hitting 108 for a 2nd period advisory. Adjustments to the advisory
area may be needed in later forecast cycles. Lows Sunday night will
range from the mid 70s well inland to the lower 80s at the beaches.

Monday: The approaching cold front will slow down over Southeast
South Carolina and Southeast Georgia Monday as the eastern extension
of the upper high over the Plains erodes and broad troughing occurs
along much of the U.S. East Coast. The setup looks favorable for the
development of numerous to widespread showers/tstms with the front
interacting with a very moist and moderately unstable atmosphere.
PWATs look to surge well into the 2" range within a region of very
weak shear. This will support a somewhat elevated risk for locally
heavy rainfall and localized flooding with even a few instances of
flash flooding being possible. This should help the current D0 and
D1 drought conditions that are in place. Pops were increased to 70-
80% with highs ranging from the upper 80s across Southeast South
Carolina with lower 90s over Southeast Georgia. Overnight lows will
range from the upper 60s/lower 70s far inland to the mid-upper 70s
at the beaches.

Tuesday: The front will meander offshore and hug the coast as it
sags into northern Florida. Drier air will attempt to advect in from
the north, but a good portion of the area looks to hold PWATs >1.5
inches. The best chances for showers/tstms look to occur across the
Southeast Georgia where the deepest moisture and highest instability
will be found. Pops were nudged to 30-70%, highest south of the I-16
corridor, including the Savannah Metro Area. Shear looks to remain
fairly week with slow mean storm motions, so a risk for locally
heavy rainfall and flooding will continues, especially over
Southeast Georgia into far southern South Carolina. It will be
considerably cooler with highs only reaching the mid-upper 80s.

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.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
The front will gradually dissipate offshore by mid-week with high
pressure nosing in from the northeast through much of the period.
Expect a typical diurnal convective pattern to prevail with
shower/tstms mainly concentrating along/ahead of the sea breeze each
day, possibly enhanced by mesoscale boundary interactions. After a
cool start Wednesday, temperatures will return to above normal
levels by Thursday and persist into Saturday.

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.AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR conditions will prevail at CHS/JZI/SAV terminals through 06Z
Monday. However, showers/thunderstorms should develop across the
region Monday afternoon, and could produce at least MVFR conditions
temporarily at CHS and SAV terminals between 19Z Sunday to 01Z
Monday. VCTS remains at both terminals to account for afternoon and
early evening convection, but timing will likely need to be refined
in future TAF issuances. Gusty winds will also be possible should
activity directly impact the terminals. VCSH will remain at the
JZI terminal between 13Z-18Z Sunday and is mainly associated
with convection that drifts onshore early before a sea breeze
nudges activity further inland Sunday afternoon.

Extended Aviation Outlook: Widespread shower/tstm impacts are
possible Monday afternoon/evening at all terminals. Otherwise,
Brief flight restrictions are possible in showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evenings through the
period.

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.MARINE...
Overnight: No highlights are expected. A ridge of high pressure
at the surface will remain in place to the east and southeast
of the waters. This will keep south-southwest winds of 10-15
knots and seas no higher than 2-3 ft across local waters. This
time of year it is not uncommon for isolated showers/thunderstorms
to redevelop late at night, and this looks to be the case again.

Sunday through Thursday: Southerly winds will persist into Monday. A
front will sink south into the waters Monday night into Tuesday
resulting in a shift to the east to northeast with a slight uptick
in wind speeds. Winds will return more southerly Wednesday into
Thursday as the front dissipates and high pressure noses in from the
northeast. Winds look to hold below 15 kt through the period. Seas
will average 2-4 ft, except they could build as high as 5 ft Tuesday
behind the front. Widespread showers/tstms will impact the waters
Monday, possibly reducing vsbys to 1 NM or less at times.

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.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...Heat Advisory from noon today to 7 PM EDT this evening for
     GAZ101-116>119.
SC...Heat Advisory from noon today to 7 PM EDT this evening for
     SCZ040-042>045-047>052.
MARINE...None.

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NEAR TERM...DPB
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...DPB
MARINE...DPB