A coastal low, which has been designated by the National Hurricane Center as Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen, will bring a few impacts to the Lowcountry. Rain chances will stick around, although they will mainly be focused closer to the coast. The low, which will likely become tropical or subtropical, will continue to move northward passing off the South Carolina coast and into eastern North Carolina. It will be breezy with plenty of clouds and isolated thundershowers through Saturday as the storm passes off to our east. Other impacts will be a high rip current risk through Saturday and larger waves. Temperatures will remain a bit below average in the lower 80s. Weak high pressure will try to build in for the end of the weekend and early next week, but we'll keep a slight chance for a shower in the forecast as the low move farther off to the north and another disturbance starts to develop. Rain chances will ramp up slightly midweek as temperatures remain right around average in the middle 80s.

Nigel is now a post tropical low, it remains in the north central Atlantic and poses no threat to land. An area of low pressure that formed off the Florida coast has been named Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen. It is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic as it moves northward. It could become tropical or subtropical. A tropical wave is near the Cabo Verde Islands and has a high chance of development. A tropical depression is likely to form later this week or this weekend.

Friday, mostly cloudy & breezy with isolated thundershowers, highs 76-81.
Friday night, still breezy with passing thundershowers, lows 62-69.
Saturday, still breezy, clearing skies, highs 79-83

Friday Tides

H: 12:56am L: 7:16am

H: 1:45pm L: 8:30pm

Chris Nestman
cpnestman@sbgtv.com