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WHAT HAS CHANGED

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KEY MESSAGES

- 1) Dry conditions will persist through the weekend with rain chances increasing early next week.

DISCUSSION

KEY MESSAGE 1: Dry conditions will persist through the weekend with rain chances increasing early next week.

Ridging aloft will remain the driving feature across the Southeast through the weekend. Dry high pressure will be situated directly across the forecast area today then will gradually shift out into the subtropical Atlantic through the weekend. Temperatures will be typical of early summer with upper 80s and low 90s with the potential for some mid 90s by Sunday and Monday. Overnight lows will gradually warm each night, with upper 60s and low 70s for lows as we move into early next week.

Rain chances will begin to increase early next week as a weakness develops in the ridge and the area of broad subsidence lessens across the region. This should bring a more typical, diurnally driven pattern of showers and thunderstorms from Tuesday onward.

AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/

VFR conditions are expected to prevail at KCHS, KJZI, and KSAV through 06z Saturday.

Extended Aviation Outlook: VFR.

MARINE

Through tonight: Very quiet conditions will prevail across the local waters. Expect no more than 5-10 kt winds until the sea breeze develops in the afternoon bringing up to 10-15 knots along the land/sea interface. Seas are expected to average 2-3 feet through the period.

Saturday through Tuesday: Conditions will remain below Small Craft Advisory criteria through the period. High pressure will dominate over the marine waters through the weekend, with a weak cold front approaching on Tuesday. Winds will generally be out of the SW, shifting to the SE along the coastline each afternoon with the sea breeze.

CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

GA...None. SC...None. MARINE...None.