787
FXUS62 KCHS 101122
AFDCHS
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
722 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
THE AVIATION SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR THE 12Z TAF ISSUANCE.
KEY MESSAGES
- 1)A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GEORGIA BEACHES
THROUGH THIS EVENING.
- 2) WARMING TEMPERATURES AND RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
GEORGIA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE EVENING.
THEREFORE, A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THE
GEORGIA BEACHES, WITH A MODERATE RISK ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA
BEACHES. EXPECT WINDS AND SEAS TO BEGIN TO SETTLE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
.KEY MESSAGE 2: WARMING TEMPERATURES AND RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND, SHIFTING OFFSHORE EARLY NEXT WEEK. ALOFT, RIDGING WILL
BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE GULF. THIS RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BE
ANOMALOUSLY STRONG, YIELDING WARMING TEMPERATURES AND RAIN-FREE
CONDITIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PATTERN WILL PROVIDE NO RELIEF TO
THE SEVERE AND EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SC LOWCOUNTRY
AND SE GEORGIA AS THE 7-DAY RAINFALL FORECAST IS 0". HIGH
TEMPERATURES LATE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK WILL WARM TO 5 TO 10
DEGREES ABOVE MID-APRIL NORMALS WITH SOME 90S IN THE FORECAST
TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. NOTHING IN THE FORECAST LOOKS TO BE
RECORD BREAKING, HOWEVER WE COULD COME CLOSE ON SOME DAYS NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
PREVAILING VFR THROUGH THE 12Z TAF PERIOD AT KCHS/KJZI/KSAV. A
SEA BREEZE IS FORECAST TO PUSH INLAND THIS AFTERNOON, SHIFTING
WINDS AT THE TERMINALS FROM NE TO E. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. THERE ARE SOME
INDICATIONS THAT FOG COULD DEVELOP AROUND THE TERMINALS LATE
TONIGHT/EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, HOWEVER CONFIDENCE WAS TOO LOW
TO INCLUDE MENTION OF ANYTHING IN THE 12Z TAFS.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK: VFR.
MARINE
TODAY: AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX, HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SETTLE OVERHEAD. EXPECT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 15
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. EASTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER
BACK, HOWEVER SEAS WILL RANGE 4 TO 6 FT IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND
6 TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS THROUGH THE EVENING.
THEREFORE, SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
NEARSHORE AND OUTER GEORGIA WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING, WITH THE
GEORGIA WATERS HOLDING ON A BIT LONGER.
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS MORE OFFSHORE
THIS WEEKEND, WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE SOUTHERLY AND SPEEDS WILL
AVERAGE LESS THAN 15 KT. EASTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE,
HOWEVER THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE OUTER GEORGIA WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON GIVEN THE LINGERING 6 FOOTERS.
AFTERWARDS, EXPECT SEAS TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FT IN THE NEARSHORE AND
3 TO 4 FT IN THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. MARINE CONDITIONS SHOULD
REMAIN ALMOST TRANQUIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND NO ADDITIONAL
CONCERNS TO REPORT WITH THIS FORECAST UPDATE.
CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR GAZ117-119-139-
141.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ350-
352.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ354.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR AMZ374.
CPM/DENNIS
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