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FXUS62 KCHS 030150
AFDCHS
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
950 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
ALL OF THE SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
KEY MESSAGES
- 1) DRY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY TO PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS ARE LOW AT THIS TIME.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: DRY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY TO PERSIST INTO THE
WEEKEND. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE LOW AT THIS TIME.
COOL, DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE EASTERN
CONUS ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE SETTLING OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHEAST LATER THIS WEEK. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING AMPLE SUNSHINE
AND RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
THE DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN NOTABLY LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS,
ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY, WHEN MINIMUM RH VALUES COULD DROP BELOW 30%
AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BELOW 25% IN ISOLATED SPOTS.
DESPITE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALSO EXPECTED WEDNESDAY, RECENT RAINFALL
HAS WETTED FUELS SUFFICIENTLY TO LIMIT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT THIS
TIME.
AVIATION /01Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
VFR. PRIOR TO THE 0Z TAFS, A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WAS PASSING
OVER KCLX. BASED ON RADAR TRENDS, THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH
KSAV BY 130Z, TURNING WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS INTO
THE TEENS. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE HEADING INTO THE LATE EVENING
HOURS AND OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER, GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD
REDEVELOP WED MORNING, REMAINING THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK: NO HIGH CONFIDENCE CONCERNS.
MARINE
TONIGHT: GUSTY NE WINDS WILL CAUSE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS TO PERSIST FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS.
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. RIDGING MOVES NEARLY
OVERHEAD BY THE END OF THE WEEK, WITH EXCEPTIONAL MARINE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
RIP CURRENTS: NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AND SWELL ENERGY AND WAVE ACTION WILL BE HIGHER THAN
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES. A MODERATE RISK IS IN PLACE FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
THURSDAY.
CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GAZ217-219-239-241.
SC...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SCZ148>151.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR
AMZ360-362.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR AMZ364.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR AMZ384.
BRS/NED
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