MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
803 PM EDT MON AUG 23 2010

TONIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 

TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

WED
N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. 

WED NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

THU
W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. 

THU NIGHT
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. 

FRI
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. 

updated forecast? 

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...AS EXPECTED WINDS HAVE VEERED TO THE SOUTHEAST 
ALONG THE COAST VIA DAYTIME HEATING WITH THE SYNOPTIC SOUTHWEST FLOW 
PREVAILING FURTHER OUT. SHOULD SEE WINDS TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AS A 
WEAK WAVE ALONG THE FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTH. THIS SHOULD OCCUR 
LATE...AFTER 0800 UTC. SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND 10 
KNOTS. SWAN SEAS INITIALIZED A BIT ON THE HIGH SIDE AND CONTINUE TO 
BE DOMINATED BY WIND WAVES IN THE 2-3 FOOT RANGE AND LOOK REASONABLE 
TRIMMED BACK SLIGHTLY.

SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...WEAKER FLOW OVERALL AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OVER LOCAL WATERS PUSHING COLD FRONT FARTHER OFF SHORE.
PREVAILING FLOW GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 KTS WITH LAND/SEA BREEZE
DOMINATING THE LOCAL FLOW AND PRODUCING MORE VARIABLE WINDS AT
TIMES. MID TO UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS COULD PROVE
TO KICK UP SEAS A BIT IN SHWRS/TSTMS LATE TUES INTO EARLY WED.
SEAS WILL RUN 2 TO AROUND 3 FT AND CLOSER TO 4 FT IN OUTER WATERS.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... 
AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...PRE-FRONTAL GRADIENT ON THURSDAY ACTUALLY LOOKS 
FAIRLY SLOPPY IN THE LATEST RUNS. WILL INITIALIZE WITH LIGHT WEST 
WINDS...BACKING TO A SEABREEZE-DRIVEN S-SW IN THE AFTERNOON. LOOK 
FOR THE COLD FRONT TO PASS WITH AUTHORITY ON THU NIGHT WITH N-NE 
WINDS INCREASING GRADUALLY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE 
PUMPS UP TO 1026MB OVER PA FRI NIGHT AND SAT...WITH A SOMEWHAT 
PINCHED GRADIENT NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST DRIVING 15-20 KT WINDS OUT 
OF THE NE. LONG DURATION AND FETCH WILL ALLOW SEAS TO BUILD INTO 
MARGINAL SCA TERRITORY...WITH 4-6 FT FAIRLY COMMONPLACE BUT THE 
SHORE-PARALLEL TRAJECTORY WILL LIMIT SEAS NEAR SHORE TO AROUND 2 FT. 

more discussion?