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National Weather Service Charleston SC
744 PM EDT Mon May 13 2024

SCZ050-141445-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
744 PM EDT Mon May 13 2024

Date           05/13/24      Tue 05/14/24            Wed 05/15/24            Thu
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      67          81          70          87          67
Temp             70 69 68 68 69 75 77 80 75 72 70 70 71 81 86 85 78 73 70 67 69
Dewpt            64 65 66 67 68 69 70 70 70 69 69 68 69 69 66 65 65 65 64 63 64
RH               81 87 93 97 97 82 79 72 84 90 97 93 93 67 51 51 64 76 81 87 84
Wind dir          S SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          9  6  6  8  8 10  9 10  8  9  9  8  9 11 13 13  9  9  9  6  9
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          70          40          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.33        0.45        0.05           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C
Tstms                   S  S  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C


Date           05/16  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24  Mon 05/20/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          87      67    88      70    88      68    89      68    87
Temp          85 78   68 70 86 77   72 71 84 78   69 70 87 79   70 70 85 78
Dewpt         63 63   65 66 64 66   68 69 67 67   66 68 64 65   66 66 64 65
PWind dir        NW       S     S       S    SW       W     W      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0    20      50    40      30    40      30    40
Rain shwrs                      S    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           S    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
GAZ118-141445-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
744 PM EDT Mon May 13 2024

Date           05/13/24      Tue 05/14/24            Wed 05/15/24            Thu
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      67          83          70          88          67
Temp             68 68 68 69 70 77 81 83 78 73 72 70 71 81 86 87 81 75 71 68 69
Dewpt            65 65 67 68 70 71 70 70 70 71 70 70 70 70 67 65 65 65 64 63 64
RH               90 90 97 97100 82 69 65 76 93 93100 97 69 53 48 58 71 79 84 84
Wind dir         SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd         10 10  9  8  8  9  9  9  8  8  9  8  8 11 14 13 10  8  8  6  9
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                     70          60          40          20           0
QPF 12hr                   0.15        0.41        0.10           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Tstms                   S  S  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S


Date           05/16  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24  Mon 05/20/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          88      68    86      70    86      68    87      68    87
Temp          86 81   69 70 86 78   72 71 85 78   70 70 86 80   71 70 86 79
Dewpt         63 66   67 68 67 69   69 70 69 69   68 68 67 68   67 67 66 68
PWind dir        NW      SW     S       S    SW      SW     W      SW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       5    30      50    40      30    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C

$$
SCZ050-141445-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
744 PM EDT Mon May 13 2024

Date           05/13/24      Tue 05/14/24            Wed 05/15/24            Thu
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      68          78          70          82          67
Temp             71 70 68 69 70 75 77 78 74 72 71 70 71 80 82 82 77 73 70 68 69
Dewpt            65 66 67 68 70 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 71 71 69 69 68 67 66 65 65
RH               81 87 97 97100 90 85 82 93 97100100100 74 65 65 74 81 87 90 87
Wind dir          S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          9  9  8 10 11 12 10 10  9 10 10  9 10 10 13 13  9 10  9  9 10
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          80          40          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.43        0.53        0.07           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  L  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C
Tstms                   S  C  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C


Date           05/16  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24  Mon 05/20/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          82      69    85      70    86      68    87      69    85
Temp          82 77   70 71 85 76   72 72 84 77   70 70 86 78   71 71 84 77
Dewpt         65 68   68 69 69 71   71 72 71 71   69 70 69 70   68 69 69 69
PWind dir        NW       S     S       S    SW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0    20      50    40      30    30      40    40
Rain shwrs                      S    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           S    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
SCZ048-141445-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
744 PM EDT Mon May 13 2024

Date           05/13/24      Tue 05/14/24            Wed 05/15/24            Thu
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      67          82          70          87          67
Temp             69 69 69 69 70 76 78 80 76 73 72 70 72 79 86 86 80 75 71 68 69
Dewpt            65 66 67 68 70 72 72 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 68 66 66 66 65 64 65
RH               87 90 93 97100 87 82 74 85 93 93100 93 74 55 51 62 74 81 87 87
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd         10 10  9  9  8  9  8  9  8  9 10  9  9 10 14 14 10  9  9  8 10
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          70          40          20           0
QPF 12hr                   0.24        0.31        0.06           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Tstms                   S  S  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S


Date           05/16  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24  Mon 05/20/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          87      68    87      70    86      68    88      69    87
Temp          85 80   70 71 86 77   72 71 84 78   70 70 86 80   71 71 86 78
Dewpt         65 68   67 68 68 71   70 71 71 71   69 69 69 69   68 68 68 69
PWind dir        NW       S     S       S    SW      SW     W      SW    NW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0    30      50    40      30    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
SCZ043-141445-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
744 PM EDT Mon May 13 2024

Date           05/13/24      Tue 05/14/24            Wed 05/15/24            Thu
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      64          79          66          85          64
Temp             68 66 65 65 67 74 76 79 74 70 67 67 69 79 84 85 78 72 68 65 67
Dewpt            64 64 65 65 67 69 69 69 69 69 67 67 69 69 66 64 65 65 63 62 64
RH               87 93100100100 84 79 72 84 97100100100 72 55 50 64 79 84 90 90
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          6  5  4  5  6  8  6  8  6  8  8  6  8  9 13 12  9  8  8  5  8
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          60          40          30           0
QPF 12hr                   0.16        0.20        0.13           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  C  C
Tstms                   S  S  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  C  C


Date           05/16  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24  Mon 05/20/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          86      63    85      65    83      64    86      63    84
Temp          84 78   66 68 85 76   68 68 83 77   66 67 85 78   67 67 84 78
Dewpt         63 65   64 66 64 67   67 68 67 68   66 67 64 66   64 67 64 66
PWind dir        NW       S     S       S    SW      SW     W      SW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0    30      50    40      30    40      30    40
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
GAZ099-141445-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
744 PM EDT Mon May 13 2024

Date           05/13/24      Tue 05/14/24            Wed 05/15/24            Thu
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      65          80          68          85          64
Temp             67 66 66 66 67 74 77 80 75 70 69 68 69 78 83 85 77 71 68 64 67
Dewpt            64 63 65 66 67 69 68 68 69 69 69 68 69 68 65 62 64 64 63 62 63
RH               90 90 97100100 84 74 67 82 97100100100 71 55 46 64 79 84 93 87
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd         11 10  9  6  6  8  9 10  9 10  9  9  8 10 13 13 10  9  8  8  9
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                     40          70          40          20           0
QPF 12hr                   0.12        0.17        0.12           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  S        S  S
Tstms                   S  S  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  S        S  S


Date           05/16  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24  Mon 05/20/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          86      65    85      67    85      65    86      66    86
Temp          85 79   68 69 84 77   69 69 84 77   67 68 84 78   68 68 85 78
Dewpt         62 65   65 66 66 68   69 69 68 69   67 68 66 66   66 67 65 67
PWind dir        NW       S     S       S     W      SW     W      SW    NW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       5    40      50    50      30    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C

$$

PRODUCT KEY...

--- Cloud Cover ---
CODE   PERCENTAGE            SKY COVER DAY/NIGHT
 CL    0 TO <=5 percent      Sunny/Clear
 FW    >5 TO <=25 percent    Sunny/Mostly Clear
 SC    >25 TO <=50 percent   Partly Cloudy
 B1    >50 TO <=69 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 B2    >69 TO <=87 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 OV    >87 TO 100 percent    Cloudy

--- Obstructions to Visibility ---    --- Weather Coverage ---
CODE   TYPE                           CODE   QUALIFYING TERM
 F     Fog                             S     Slight
 PF    Patchy Fog                      C     Chance
 F+    Dense Fog                       L     Likely
 PF+   Patchy Dense Fog                O     Occasional
 H     Haze                            D     Definite
 BS    Blowing Snow
 K     Smoke
 BD    Blowing Dust
 AF    Volcanic Ashfall

--- Extended Wind Forecast Character ---
                           12-HR MAX SUSTAINED
CODE   WIND CHARACTER          WIND SPEED
 LT    Light                   < 8 mph
 GN    Gentle                  8-14 mph
 BZ    Breezy                  15-22 mph
 WY    Windy                   23-30 mph
 VW    Very Windy              31-39 mph
 SD    Strong/Damaging         >=40 mph