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Carolina  Beach,  NC

Date                         Thu 08/20                               Fri 08/21
EDT 3hrly          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14

Rip Current Risk                      Low  Low  Low  Low                      Low  Low  Low
Rip Probability    26   11    9   13   17    6    4    8   16   12   10   12   19   12    6
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1
Dom Period (s)      9    9    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8
Chance Precip       0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5   10    5    0   10   10   30
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None None None None  Mod
Cloud Cover      Mclr Pcld Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        85   84   84   83   84   86   86   86   85   84   83   82   83   86   86
Heat Index         99   96   95   93   95   98   98   98   96   96   94   92   94   98   98
Wind (mph)        SE6  SE6   S5   S3   S2   S6  S10  S12  S10  S10  SW9  SW7  SW6   S7  S12
Wind Gust                                                                                  
Longshore        None None None Weak None None None  Mod  Mod  Mod Weak Weak Weak Weak  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod


Date                    Sat 08/22           Sun 08/23           Mon 08/24
EDT 6hrly          20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    18   13   24   12   23   20   21   10   13   17   15   14
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    1    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    1
Dom Period (s)      8    8    5    5    5    5    5    6    6    6    6    6
Chance Precip      60   50   40   60   70   50   30   30   20   20   20   30
TSTM Potential    Mod  Low  Low High  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Mod
Cloud Cover      Mcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        84   82   81   84   84   81   79   83   83   81   79   84
Heat Index         95   90   87   94   94   87        91   91   87        91
Wind (mph)        S12 SW10  SW9  S14 SW13 SW10   W8 SW10 SW10  SW7   W6   S9
Wind Gust                                                                   
Longshore         Mod  Mod Weak  Mod  Mod  Mod None  Mod  Mod None None Weak
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low