Forecast and Conditions for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Updated: 8:07 AM EDT on September 07, 2008
Observed at The Farm @ Carolina Forest, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Temperature 77.0 °F / 25.0 °C
Humidity 74%
Dew Point 68 °F / 20 °C
Wind WSW at 5.4 mph / 8.7 km/h
Pressure 30.00 in / 1015.8 hPa (Rising)
Conditions Haze
Visibility 6.0 miles / 9.7 kilometers
Clouds Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum 90 °F / 32 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 74 °F / 23 °C
Normal high 84 °F / 28 °C
Normal low 68 °F / 20 °C
Record high 89 °F / 31 °C (1990)
Record low 55 °F / 12 °C (1997)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 17
Sunrise06:53 AM (EDT)
Sunset07:32 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise02:32 PM (EDT)
Moon SetNo Moon Set
Moon Phase
Coastal Flood Statement
Statement as of 5:51 am EDT on September 7, 2008


... High risk of rip currents in effect through Sunday...

Increasing southeasterly long period swells from Hurricane
Ike... will continue to produce a high risk for rip currents
through this evening. The most likely times for these rip currents
will be several hours either side of low tide... which will be
between 715 PM and 730 PM this morning... and again between 8 PM
and 830 PM this evening.

A high risk for rip currents means that wind and or wave
conditions support particularly dangerous rip currents. Rip
currents that form may become life threatening to anyone entering
the surf.

Rip currents are strong narrow channels of water that flow away
from the beach. If you become caught in a rip current... remain
calm. Try to swim parallel to shore. Once you are away from the
force of the current... begin to swim back to the beach. Do not
attempt to swim directly against a rip current. Even a strong
swimmer can become exhausted quickly.

Always heed the advice of lifeguards. Pay attention to flags and
signs posted near beach access points and lifeguard stations.


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Forecast as of 6:33 am EDT on September 7, 2008

High risk of rip currents in effect through this evening...
Today
Mostly sunny this morning...then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph...becoming south this afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy in the evening...then clearing. Areas of fog after midnight. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.
Monday
Partly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy in the morning...then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Tuesday Night through Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Friday through Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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