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FXUS62 KCHS 270244
AFDCHS
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1044 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
KEY MESSAGE 1 AND THE MARINE SECTION HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
KEY MESSAGES
- 1) THE COASTAL FLOOD RISK WILL LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- 2) RISING TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY, REMAINING ABOVE NORMAL
NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: THE COASTAL FLOOD RISK WILL LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
AS A NOR'EASTER CHURNS OFFSHORE OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD, STEADY
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWCOUNTRY AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA THROUGH THE EVENING, BEFORE TURNING MORE WEST-NORTHWESTERLY
TONIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THIS WILL CREATE A LESS FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT
FOR COASTAL FLOODING, THE ASTRO TIDE WILL STILL BE ELEVATED GIVEN
THE RECENT FULL MOON. THUS, THIS WILL STILL RESULT IN MINOR
(POSSIBLE MODERATE) COASTAL FLOODING WITH EACH HIGH TIDE CYCLE
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK (ESP. FOR THE CHARLESTON HARBOR).
CHARLESTON HARBOR: COASTAL FLOODING CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE
TOMORROW (9/27) WITH THE POTENTIAL TO REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE
FOR CHARLESTON AND COLLETON COUNTY WITH THE MORNING HIGH TIDE
(~843 AM). THEREAFTER, IT'S LIKELY TO SEE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR THE CHARLESTON HARBOR.
FORT PULASKI: TIDAL LEVELS COULD REACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
LEVELS WITH TOMORROW MORNING'S HIGH TIDE (~853 AM). THEREAFTER,
COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE WEEK.
KEY MESSAGE 2: RISING TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY, REMAINING ABOVE
NORMAL NEXT WEEK.
ONE LAST FALL-LIKE AFTERNOON AS THE NOR-EASTER CONTINUES TO MOVE
INTO THE NORTHEAST REGION, WITH RATHER TRANQUIL CONDITIONS
PERSISTING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS OVER THE SOUTHEAST. CLEAR SKIES
AND LIGHT WINDS WILL SET UP ANOTHER RADIATIONAL COOLING EVENT
TONIGHT, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S FOR INLAND
AREAS, AND IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S FOR THOSE ALONG THE COAST.
RISING TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE MAIN STORY, WHICH WILL
PRIMARILY BE DRIVEN BY THE LOW-LEVEL (H925) THERMAL FIELDS AS
RIDGING BUILDS ALOFT INTO MID-WEEK. EXPECT HIGHS ON SUNDAY PRIMARILY
IN THE LOWER 80S, THOUGH AREAS SOUTH OF THE I-16 CORRIDOR WILL BE IN
THE MID 80S. MONDAY WILL BE A TOUCH WARMER AS THE MID-80S BUILD
NORTHWARDS AND UPPER 80S BECOME LIKELY SOUTH OF THE I-16 CORRIDOR,
WITH WIDESPREAD MID 80S TO LOWER 90S ON TUESDAY. NORMALLY, HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE END OF SEPTEMBER ARE IN THE LOWER/MID 80S,
FALLING INTO THE UPPER 70S BY THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER...SO ENJOY THE
WARMER TEMPERATURES WHILE YOU CAN? WHILE WARM TEMPERATURES REMAIN,
MOISTURE RETURNS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF A
SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED WELL OFFSHORE OVER THE ATLANTIC,
BRINGING SOME LOW RAIN CHANCES TO RETURN.
AVIATION /02Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL AT CHS/JZI/SAV TERMINALS
THROUGH 00Z MONDAY.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK: VFR.
MARINE
THROUGH TONIGHT: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING,
WITH SEAS SIMILARLY SUBSIDING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT,
OFFSHORE WINDS SHOULD GUST NO HIGHER THAN 10-15 KT, WHILE SEAS
RANGE BETWEEN 2-5 FT, LARGEST ACROSS OFFSHORE GA WATERS.
SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: FAIRLY TRANQUIL MARINE CONDITIONS WILL BE
ON TAP THROUGH THE PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES THE DOMINANT
FEATURE ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS. LINGERING LONG-PERIOD SWELL
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTING NOR'EASTER WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH SUNDAY. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AROUND 5 TO 10 KT ON SUNDAY
MORNING WILL GRADUALLY TURN MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST IN THE EVENING.
SEAS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FT IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND
3 TO 4 FT IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS. AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EASTWARD
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, A WEAK COASTAL SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION
BECOMES MORE ESTABLISHED. EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME MORE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS WELL.
RIP CURRENTS: A LINGERING 10-12S BACKSWELL DIRECTED TOWARDS THE
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA COASTS WILL SUPPORT A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK
FROM TYBEE ISLAND SOUTH TO SAPELO ISLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING AND
THEN AGAIN TOMORROW. A LOW RISK IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE LOWER SOUTH
CAROLINA BEACHES BOTH DAYS.
CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...NONE.
SC...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ149-
150.
MARINE...NONE.
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