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National Weather Service Charleston SC
701 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

SCZ050-112000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
701 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

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

Max/Min                      80          60          84          63          83
Temp             61 72 78 78 72 65 63 60 63 76 82 83 75 68 65 63 67 80 82 79 73
Dewpt            54 53 50 51 54 56 55 54 55 52 49 49 53 55 56 56 59 57 57 58 60
RH               78 51 37 39 53 73 75 81 75 43 32 31 46 63 73 78 75 45 43 49 64
Wind dir          N  N NW  W SW SW SW  W NW  N NW  W  W SW  S  S  E SE  S  S  S
Wind spd          9  6  6  8  3  2  2  3  5  8  9  9  5  2  1  1  1  8 10 11  8
Clouds           CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C
Tstms                                                                         C


Date          Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    81      68    88      67    88      69    86
Temp          68 69 78 76   71 71 86 80   71 69 86 79   73 72 83 79
Dewpt         65 68 68 68   69 69 64 64   64 64 62 65   67 69 67 69
PWind dir         S     S      SW     W       W     S      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         70    90      60    30      10    10      30    60
Rain shwrs     C  L  D  D    L  C  S  C                  S  C  C  L
Tstms          C  C  C  C    L  C  S  C                  S  C  C  L

$$
GAZ118-112000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
701 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

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

Max/Min                      80          59          84          63          81
Temp             61 71 78 80 73 66 62 59 62 76 82 84 76 68 64 63 66 78 81 79 73
Dewpt            54 52 50 51 53 54 54 54 55 55 53 52 56 57 58 57 60 60 59 61 64
RH               78 51 37 36 49 65 75 83 78 48 37 33 50 68 81 81 81 54 47 54 73
Wind dir          N NE NW  W NW SW SW  W NW NW NW  W  W  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          8  6  6  8  3  1  2  2  5  6  8  6  5  2  1  1  2  8 10 10 10
Clouds           CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  C
Tstms                                                                   C  C  C


Date          Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    81      69    88      66    88      70    86
Temp          69 70 80 78   72 71 85 81   70 68 86 81   73 73 83 80
Dewpt         67 69 71 69   70 70 66 66   65 65 64 66   68 70 70 71
PWind dir        SE     S      SW     W       W    SW       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         80    90      50    20      10    20      40    60
Rain shwrs     C  D  D  D    C  S  S  S             S    C  C  C  L
Tstms          C  C  C  C    C  S  S  S             S    C  C  C  L

$$
SCZ050-112000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
701 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

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

Max/Min                      77          62          82          66          80
Temp             62 72 77 77 71 67 65 62 64 77 82 82 75 69 67 66 69 80 80 79 73
Dewpt            56 54 53 55 56 57 57 55 56 54 53 55 57 60 60 60 62 61 61 62 63
RH               81 53 43 47 59 70 75 78 75 45 37 40 54 73 78 81 78 52 52 56 71
Wind dir          N NE NW  S SW SW SW  W NW NW  W  W  W SW  S  S SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd         10  6  5  8  4  3  3  4  8  6 11 10  5  3  2  2  2  6 13 12  8
Clouds           CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C
Tstms                                                                         C


Date          Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    78      69    86      67    85      71    83
Temp          70 71 78 73   70 72 84 80   72 69 83 78   73 73 82 77
Dewpt         67 69 71 71   70 71 69 69   67 66 67 69   70 71 72 72
PWind dir         S     S      SW     W       W    SE      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         70    80      60    20      10    10      30    60
Rain shwrs     C  L  D  D    L  C  S  S                  S  C  C  L
Tstms          C  C  C  C    L  C  S  S                  S  C  C  L

$$
SCZ048-112000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
701 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

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

Max/Min                      80          60          84          64          82
Temp             62 71 77 79 73 67 64 61 63 75 82 83 76 69 66 64 68 78 81 78 73
Dewpt            54 53 51 52 54 55 55 54 56 55 53 53 57 57 58 58 61 61 61 61 63
RH               75 53 40 39 51 65 73 78 78 50 37 36 52 66 75 81 78 56 51 56 71
Wind dir          N NE NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NW  W SW SW  S  N SE SE  S SE SE
Wind spd          9  6  5  8  4  2  3  3  5  6  8  6  5  2  1  0  2  9  9 10 10
Clouds           CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  C
Tstms                                                                   C  C  C


Date          Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    81      69    88      66    87      70    84
Temp          69 70 79 75   71 71 85 81   70 69 85 79   73 73 82 78
Dewpt         67 69 71 71   70 70 67 68   66 66 66 69   69 71 71 73
PWind dir        SE     S      SW     W       W     S       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         80    90      60    20      10    20      40    60
Rain shwrs     C  D  D  D    L  S  S  S             S    C  C  C  L
Tstms          C  C  C  C    L  S  S  S             S    C  C  C  L

$$
SCZ043-112000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
701 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

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

Max/Min                      79          55          81          58          81
Temp             59 70 77 79 71 62 58 56 59 75 80 81 74 65 61 59 63 78 81 79 72
Dewpt            52 51 49 49 53 52 52 52 54 52 49 49 53 53 53 52 57 57 57 57 60
RH               78 51 37 35 53 70 80 86 83 45 34 33 48 65 75 78 81 48 44 47 66
Wind dir          N NE NW  W  W SW SW  W NW  N NW  W  W SW  N  N  E SE  S  S  S
Wind spd          8  5  5  8  2  1  1  2  5  6  8  8  3  1  0  0  1  6  9  9  8
Clouds           CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S  C
Tstms                                                                   S  S  C


Date          Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          64    78      65    85      62    85      65    82
Temp          64 67 77 74   68 68 83 78   66 65 84 77   68 69 80 75
Dewpt         64 67 69 68   68 68 64 65   63 64 61 65   66 69 67 69
PWind dir         S     S      SW     W       W     W      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         70    90      60    30       5    20      30    60
Rain shwrs     C  L  D  D    L  S  S  C             S    C  C  C  L
Tstms          C  C  C  C    L  S  S  C             S    C  C  C  L

$$
GAZ099-112000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
701 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

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

Max/Min                      79          57          83          61          80
Temp             60 71 77 79 72 64 60 57 61 75 81 82 74 66 63 61 64 77 80 78 71
Dewpt            52 50 49 49 53 53 53 52 55 54 51 49 54 54 54 54 57 58 58 58 62
RH               75 47 37 35 51 67 78 83 81 48 35 32 50 65 72 78 78 52 47 50 73
Wind dir          N NE NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  N NW NW NW  N SE  N SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          6  6  5  8  3  1  1  2  5  5  8  6  4  1  1  0  2  6  9 10  9
Clouds           CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  C
Tstms                                                                   C  C  C


Date          Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          65    79      67    85      63    87      67    84
Temp          65 67 76 76   70 69 83 78   67 66 85 80   70 69 82 77
Dewpt         65 67 69 69   69 69 64 64   63 64 62 65   66 69 68 69
PWind dir        SE     S      SW     W       W    SW       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         80    90      50    20      10    20      40    60
Rain shwrs     C  D  D  D    C  S     S             S    C  C  C  L
Tstms          C  C  C  C    C  S     S             S    C  C  C  L

$$

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