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National Weather Service Charleston SC
320 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

SCZ050-010800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
320 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

Date           04/30/24      Wed 05/01/24            Thu 05/02/24            Fri
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          85          64          86          65
Temp          80 73 68 66 65 67 78 84 82 75 70 67 65 66 80 85 83 75 69 66 65 67
Dewpt         64 66 67 66 65 67 67 65 65 66 66 66 65 65 65 63 63 65 66 65 65 66
RH            58 79 97100100100 69 53 56 74 87 97100 97 60 48 51 71 90 97100 97
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SE  S  S SW  W  N NE  E SE SE SE SE  E  E
Wind spd      13  9  5  5  3  4  4  4  8  5  3  2  2  2  4  8  9  6  4  3  2  2
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          20          10           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S  C  C  S  S  S  S
Tstms             S  S  C  C  S  S  S  S


Date           05/03  Sat 05/04/24  Sun 05/05/24  Mon 05/06/24  Tue 05/07/24
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      66    84      67    84      67    86      67    89
Temp          86 75   68 69 83 75   69 69 84 75   68 69 85 75   68 69 88 77
Dewpt         64 66   66 67 64 65   67 67 65 67   67 67 65 66   66 67 66 68
PWind dir        SE       S    SE       S     S       S     S       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5       5    30      30    30      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                   C  C    S  C  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                        C  C    S  C  C  C    S  S     S

$$
GAZ118-010800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
320 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

Date           04/30/24      Wed 05/01/24            Thu 05/02/24            Fri
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          86          65          87          65
Temp          82 74 70 68 66 67 79 85 85 76 70 68 66 67 81 86 85 76 70 67 65 68
Dewpt         63 65 67 66 66 66 66 63 64 65 66 66 65 65 65 62 62 64 66 66 65 67
RH            53 74 90 93100 97 64 48 50 69 87 93 97 93 58 45 46 66 87 97100 97
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW SE SE SE  S  E NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E
Wind spd      12  8  6  4  3  4  5  4  6  5  3  2  1  2  4  9  9  6  5  3  3  3
Clouds        B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          20           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.12        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  C  C  S           S  S
Tstms          S  C  C  S           S  S


Date           05/03  Sat 05/04/24  Sun 05/05/24  Mon 05/06/24  Tue 05/07/24
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    83      66    86      67    86      67    90
Temp          87 76   69 69 82 76   68 68 85 78   69 69 86 77   69 69 88 80
Dewpt         64 64   66 67 65 64   66 66 64 66   67 66 65 66   66 66 65 66
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE       S     S       S     S       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5      10    30      30    30      10    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                   S  C    C  C  S  C             S
Tstms                        S  C    C  C  S  C             S

$$
SCZ050-010800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
320 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

Date           04/30/24      Wed 05/01/24            Thu 05/02/24            Fri
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          80          67          80          68
Temp          78 71 69 67 67 68 77 80 80 73 69 68 67 67 79 80 80 73 69 68 68 68
Dewpt         66 67 68 67 67 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 67 66 66 66 67 67 66 67
RH            67 87 97100100100 71 65 65 81 93 97 97 97 67 62 62 79 93 97 93 97
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S SW  W  S SE  S  S SW  W  N NE  E SE SE SE SE  E  E
Wind spd      12 10  6  6  5  5  5  8  9  5  4  3  3  3  5 10 10  6  5  4  4  4
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          20          10           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S  C  C  S  S  S  S
Tstms             S  S  C  C  S  S  S  S


Date           05/03  Sat 05/04/24  Sun 05/05/24  Mon 05/06/24  Tue 05/07/24
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          83      68    82      69    83      68    83      68    86
Temp          83 74   69 70 82 74   70 69 83 74   69 69 83 74   69 70 86 75
Dewpt         67 67   68 68 66 67   68 68 67 67   68 68 66 67   68 68 68 69
PWind dir        SE       S    SE       S     S       S     S       S    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5       5    30      30    30      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                   C  C    S  C  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                        C  C    S  C  C  C    S  S     S

$$
SCZ048-010800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
320 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

Date           04/30/24      Wed 05/01/24            Thu 05/02/24            Fri
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                      66          85          65          86          65
Temp          80 73 69 68 66 68 78 84 83 75 70 67 65 67 79 85 83 75 70 67 65 68
Dewpt         65 67 68 67 66 68 67 65 66 67 67 66 65 66 66 64 65 66 67 66 65 67
RH            60 81 97 97100100 69 53 57 76 90 97100 97 64 50 55 74 90 97100 97
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  W NW SW SE  S  S  S  E  N NE  E SE SE SE SE  E  E
Wind spd      10  8  6  3  3  3  4  3  5  5  3  2  1  2  4  8 10  6  5  3  2  3
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          20           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  S  C  C  S        S  S
Tstms          S  S  C  C  S        S  S


Date           05/03  Sat 05/04/24  Sun 05/05/24  Mon 05/06/24  Tue 05/07/24
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      67    83      67    85      67    86      67    89
Temp          85 75   69 70 82 76   69 69 83 76   68 69 85 76   69 70 88 78
Dewpt         66 67   67 68 66 67   67 67 66 67   67 67 66 68   67 67 67 68
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          5       5    30      30    30      10    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                   C  C    C  C  C  C             S
Tstms                        C  C    C  C  C  C             S

$$
SCZ043-010800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
320 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

Date           04/30/24      Wed 05/01/24            Thu 05/02/24            Fri
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                      62          84          61          85          61
Temp          81 72 66 64 63 65 76 83 84 75 66 63 62 64 79 85 85 76 67 63 61 64
Dewpt         62 65 66 64 63 65 66 63 63 65 66 63 62 64 65 61 62 64 65 63 61 64
RH            53 79100100100100 71 51 49 71100100100100 62 45 46 66 93100100100
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S SW NW  W  N SE SE  S  S  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd       8  8  4  1  2  3  4  4  3  4  2  1  1  2  4  6  6  6  5  2  2  2
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                     40          20          10          10           0
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  C  C  C  S        S  S
Tstms          S  C  C  C  S        S  S


Date           05/03  Sat 05/04/24  Sun 05/05/24  Mon 05/06/24  Tue 05/07/24
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      63    84      63    85      63    86      64    90
Temp          87 76   65 67 82 75   65 66 84 76   65 66 85 77   66 67 89 78
Dewpt         63 65   65 67 65 65   65 66 64 66   65 66 64 66   65 67 65 67
PWind dir        SE      SE     S       S     S       S     S       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          5      10    40      30    40      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                   C  C    C  C  C  C    S        S
Tstms                        C  C    C  C  C  C    S        S

$$
GAZ099-010800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
320 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

Date           04/30/24      Wed 05/01/24            Thu 05/02/24            Fri
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                      62          86          62          88          64
Temp          82 74 67 64 63 63 77 84 86 77 70 66 63 65 81 86 87 79 70 65 64 66
Dewpt         58 63 65 64 63 63 64 61 59 61 63 63 63 64 64 60 58 62 63 64 64 66
RH            44 69 93100100100 64 46 40 58 78 90100 97 56 42 38 56 78 97100100
Wind dir       W  S  S  S SW  W NW NW  N NE SE SE  E NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd       6  4  4  3  1  3  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  5  6  6  5  6  4  5  4
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     50          10           5          10           0
QPF 12hr                   0.13           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  S
Tstms          C  C  C  S


Date           05/03  Sat 05/04/24  Sun 05/05/24  Mon 05/06/24  Tue 05/07/24
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          90      66    85      65    86      64    88      66    90
Temp          88 79   67 68 84 75   67 67 84 78   67 66 86 79   67 68 88 82
Dewpt         61 64   65 67 63 65   66 66 63 65   65 66 64 65   65 66 63 64
PWind dir        SE      SE     S       S    SW       S     S       S    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5      20    50      40    30      10    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                S  S  C    C  C  S  C             S
Tstms                     S  S  C    C  C  S  C             S

$$

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