finally the tide is coming back around to give us opportunity to surf morning and night. should have some increase in seas today into the weekend. @blakeisart snuck in an early session before the tide dropped out this morning.

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 300 AM WEDNESDAY...SEA HEIGHTS AND SYNOPTIC WINDS WILL NOT
POSE A THREAT TODAY...BUT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS LOCALLY...LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST. MARINERS SHOULD CONSULT
RADAR TRENDS BEFORE HEADING OUT TO ASCERTAIN THE LOCAL RISKS.
ELSE-WISE...SEAS GENERALLY COMPOSED OF SE WAVES 3-4 FEET IN 7
SECONDS INTERVALS WITH A LIGHT SSW CHOP. WINDS AND WIND-WAVES IN
AND NEAR TSTMS WILL BE LOCALLY MUCH HIGHER. WINDS TO SHIFT TO NW
BUT OVERALL LIGHT WIND-SPEEDS IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS OF THU AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE BY SUNRISE. 

SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 300 AM WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY IS A TRANSITION DAY AS A COLD
FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS EARLY IN THE DAY. NW WINDS OF 5-10 KTS
EARLY THURSDAY WILL BECOME NE LATE IN THE DAY AND BEGIN TO INCREASE
ON A NE SURGE AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES DOWN THE COAST. WINDS INCREASE
TO 10-15 KTS THURSDAY NIGHT WHICH HELPS BUILD SEAS FROM 2-3 FT UP TO
3-4 FT...WITH THE NE WIND CHOP BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DOMINANT
IN THE SPECTRUM. NE WINDS INCREASE FURTHER FRIDAY...TO 15-20 KTS
THROUGH THE DAY. THIS BUILDS SEAS FURTHER...TO 4-5 FT...AND SCEC
HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED LATE IN THE DAY.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM WEDNESDAY...CONTINUED STRONG NE WINDS THROUGH THE WKND
WILL LIKELY NECESSITATE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THE ENTIRE
EXTENDED. NE WINDS OF 15-20 KTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WKND WITH
ONLY MINOR DIURNAL VARIATIONS. THIS BUILDS SEAS TO 4-6 FT BEGINNING
VERY EARLY SATURDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH A
6SEC NE WIND WAVE BEING THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE SEA SPECTRUM. AS
IS FREQUENTLY THE CASE WITH NE SURGES...THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE
BLOCKED BY THE FRYING PAN SHOALS...SO A SHADOW REGION OF 2-4 FT SEAS
IN THE INNER 10NM ALONG BRUNSWICK AND NORTHERN HORRY COUNTIES WILL
EXIST THROUGH THE PERIOD.

MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
606 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2012

TODAY
SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

THU
N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

FRI
NE WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

Myrtle Beach (Springmaid Pier), South Carolina
Units are feet

Wednesday 2012-05-16
Sunrise 6:13 AM EDT, Sunset 8:10 PM EDT
Moonrise 3:32 AM EDT, Moonset 4:32 PM EDT
High Tide: 5:01 AM EDT 4.7
Low Tide: 11:07 AM EDT 0.4
High Tide: 5:22 PM EDT 5.5
Low Tide: 11:58 PM EDT 0.8

Thursday 2012-05-17
Sunrise 6:13 AM EDT, Sunset 8:11 PM EDT
Moonrise 4:03 AM EDT, Moonset 5:27 PM EDT
High Tide: 5:47 AM EDT 4.7
Low Tide: 11:50 AM EDT 0.4
High Tide: 6:04 PM EDT 5.6

Friday 2012-05-18
Sunrise 6:12 AM EDT, Sunset 8:12 PM EDT
Moonrise 4:35 AM EDT, Moonset 6:22 PM EDT
Low Tide: 12:42 AM EDT 0.7
High Tide: 6:29 AM EDT 4.7
Low Tide: 12:30 PM EDT 0.3
High Tide: 6:44 PM EDT 5.7

Saturday 2012-05-19
Sunrise 6:11 AM EDT, Sunset 8:12 PM EDT
Moonrise 5:11 AM EDT, Moonset 7:16 PM EDT
Low Tide: 1:22 AM EDT 0.6
High Tide: 7:10 AM EDT 4.7
Low Tide: 1:09 PM EDT 0.3
High Tide: 7:22 PM EDT 5.7

Sunday 2012-05-20 New Moon
Sunrise 6:11 AM EDT, Sunset 8:13 PM EDT
Moonrise 5:50 AM EDT, Moonset 8:10 PM EDT
Low Tide: 2:00 AM EDT 0.5
High Tide: 7:49 AM EDT 4.6
Low Tide: 1:47 PM EDT 0.2
High Tide: 8:00 PM EDT 5.7