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WHAT HAS CHANGED
Text and gridded products were updated to remove the Frost Advisory
KEY MESSAGES
- 1) Quiet weather and warming temperatures into the weekend.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: Quiet weather and warming temperatures through the weekend.
A strong upper ridge will gradually build across the eastern United States through Monday, resulting in dry weather and warming temperatures. High temps could approach 90 degrees over inland southeast GA on Monday.
A backdoor cold front will drop through the area Monday night, potentially accompanied by isolated showers. Cooler temperatures will briefly return thereafter.
AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
VFR conditions will prevail at KCHS, KJZI, and KSAV through 12z Friday.
Extended Aviation Outlook: VFR conditions are expected to prevail.
MARINE
Today through Monday: Elevated northeast flow will impact the local waters today with up to 15-20 knots across the nearshore waters and even some gusts up to around 25 knots in the outer GA waters. Seas will also be elevated, up to 5 ft across the nearshore waters and up to 6 ft in the outer waters. Conditions will then improve this evening as the gradient relaxes. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the outer GA waters through early Friday morning. Conditions will be quiet through the weekend, though there could be some periods of 15-20 knots of flow within some moderate southwest flow. There are some indications in model guidance that a backdoor cold front will begin dropping into the local waters from the north late Monday, with any possible impacts mostly occurring beyond the current forecast period.
EQUIPMENT
Radome panel replacement maintenance has started at the KCLX radar and is scheduled to continue through Friday March 20th. The radar will be down during this time. Users are encouraged to use data from the following nearby radar sites during the maintenance outage:
KCAE - Columbia, SC KLTX - Wilmington, NC KJAX - Jacksonville, FL KVAX - Moody AFB, GA KJGX - Robbins AFB, GA
CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...None. SC...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM EDT Friday for AMZ374.
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