Special Marine Warning 21, NWS Charleston, SC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
337 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2002

COLD FRONT SNAKES FROM NC/SC BORDER THROUGH APPALACHIANS TO SOUTHERN
KY. FRONT WILL SINK SOUTH TONIGHT...EVENTUALLY STALLING OUT
SOMEWHERE OVER SOUTH COASTAL SC FRIDAY AND LINGERING IN THE AREA
INTO THE WEEKEND. WITH FRONT ACTING AS FOCUSING MECHANISM AND
ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA...PWS AROUND 2 INCHES...WENT WITH
LIKEY POPS ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. GUIDANCE TEMPS LOOKED
GOOD WITH ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.

CWF...WITH BNDRY TO MOVE INTO THE NRN WATERS WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NE
LATER TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRI. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH WIND
DIR AS WEAK WAVES MOVE OFF THE COAST ALONG THE FRONT WHICH COULD
ALLOW THE FRONT TO SAG S BRIEFLY. AS OF NOW WILL INDICATE SRLY FLOW
TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUE AS THE BNDRY LINGERS TO THE N OF THE WATERS.
WINDS COULD INCREASE TONIGHT OUT OF THE SW OVER THE SRN WATERS THEN
THE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.

CHS   75  84  75  84 /  60  60  60  60
SAV   75  86  75  86 /  60  60  60  60
CHL   75  84  75  84 /  60  60  60  60
NBC   75  84  75  84 /  60  60  60  60
RBW   73  82  73  82 /  60  60  60  60

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

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