couple small wave sessions the past week providing some respite from the cold flatness of the beginning of ’012. could see another little wave friday and saturday, but again winds are set at around 20kt and turning north friday night.

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

Wednesday 2012-01-25
Sunrise 7:16 AM EST, Sunset 5:39 PM EST
Moonrise 8:25 AM EST, Moonset 8:20 PM EST
Low Tide: 2:23 AM EST -0.9
High Tide: 8:44 AM EST 5.5
Low Tide: 2:53 PM EST -0.8
High Tide: 8:55 PM EST 5.0

Thursday 2012-01-26
Sunrise 7:15 AM EST, Sunset 5:40 PM EST
Moonrise 8:56 AM EST, Moonset 9:17 PM EST
Low Tide: 3:04 AM EST -0.6
High Tide: 9:25 AM EST 5.2
Low Tide: 3:31 PM EST -0.6
High Tide: 9:37 PM EST 4.9

Friday 2012-01-27
Sunrise 7:15 AM EST, Sunset 5:41 PM EST
Moonrise 9:25 AM EST, Moonset 10:13 PM EST
Low Tide: 3:45 AM EST -0.3
High Tide: 10:05 AM EST 4.8
Low Tide: 4:09 PM EST -0.3
High Tide: 10:19 PM EST 4.8

Saturday 2012-01-28
Sunrise 7:14 AM EST, Sunset 5:42 PM EST
Moonrise 9:55 AM EST, Moonset 11:08 PM EST
Low Tide: 4:26 AM EST 0.1
High Tide: 10:46 AM EST 4.5
Low Tide: 4:47 PM EST -0.1
High Tide: 11:03 PM EST 4.6

Sunday 2012-01-29
Sunrise 7:14 AM EST, Sunset 5:43 PM EST
Moonrise 10:26 AM EST, Moonset 12:03 AM EST
Low Tide: 5:09 AM EST 0.5
High Tide: 11:30 AM EST 4.2
Low Tide: 5:28 PM EST 0.2
High Tide: 11:50 PM EST 4.4

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 6 AM WEDNESDAY...PROGRESS OF HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR N WILL
DICTATE WIND DIRECTION THIS PERIOD. WEAK NE SURGE WILL WANE THROUGH
THE MORNING...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FROM THE NE OR ENE THROUGH THE
PERIOD. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING...UP TO 15 KT AND 3 FT RESPECTIVELY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
TREND LOWER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.

SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 3 AM WEDNESDAY...CHANGEABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE MARINE
COMMUNITY AS THE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
AFFECTS THE REGION. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BEGINS MIDDAY THURSDAY AND
VEERS A LITTLE TO THE SOUTHWEST BY EARLY FRIDAY WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS FRIDAY EVENING. WIND FIELDS DON'T LOOK
QUITE AS IMPRESSIVE AS EARLIER WITH 15-20 KNOTS THE STRONGEST VALUES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OFFSHORE FLOW LOOKS WEAK AS WELL AS STRONGER COLD
AIR ADVECTION IS SLATED FOR LATER IN THE WEEKEND. SMALL CRAFT SEAS
STILL LOOK LIKELY HOWEVER BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 3 AM WEDNESDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. THE STRONGEST SURGE
WILL OCCUR LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AS THE COLD AIR LAGS THE
SIGNIFICANT END OF WEEK SYSTEM SLIGHTLY. ONLY A GLANCING SHOT OF
COLD AIR AND THE STRONGEST WINDS OF 20-25 KNOTS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS OCCUR WELL OFFSHORE WITH THIS PATTERN.

MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
953 AM EST WED JAN 25 2012

REST OF TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 

THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 

FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
ISOLATED TSTMS. 

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

SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 

SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.