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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
337 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

SCZ050-192100-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N  80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
337 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE             SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13
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                      82          68          82          66          85
TEMP          70 71 79 82 80 75 71 70 69 71 78 81 80 75 70 68 66 69 80 84 82 76
DEWPT         69 67 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 68 67 67 67 67 68 68 66 69 68 66 66 67
RH            97 87 64 58 62 74 87 90 93 90 69 63 65 76 93100100100 67 55 58 74
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       4  5  8 12 12  8  6  6  6  6  9  9  8  6  4  3  3  3  5  6  6  6
CLOUDS        OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR                     40          40          40          20          30
QPF 12HR                   0.27        0.33        0.19           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S              C  C
TSTMS          C  C  C  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S              C  C
HEAT INDEX             84 82                   83 82                83 86 84
MAX HEAT               85    84                83    85                87    86


DATE          WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13
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          67    86      67    84      66    86      67    86
TEMP          68 70 85 77   68 70 83 76   69 70 85 77   70 71 85 77
DEWPT         68 68 66 66   67 68 65 66   67 68 66 66   66 67 65 66
PWIND DIR         S     S       S     S      SW    SW       W    NE
WIND CHAR        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         10    20      10    20      10    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS           S  S          S  S          S  S
TSTMS                S  S          S  S          S  S

$$
GAZ118-192100-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N  81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
337 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE             SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13
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                      83          69          83          66          86
TEMP          68 70 78 82 81 76 72 71 69 72 78 83 82 76 71 68 66 69 80 85 84 77
DEWPT         68 68 67 67 67 67 68 67 67 68 69 68 67 69 69 68 66 69 68 67 67 68
RH           100 93 69 61 63 74 87 87 93 87 74 61 61 79 93100100100 67 55 57 74
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE
WIND SPD       3  4  8 11 11  6  5  4  4  5  5  5  6  4  3  2  1  2  5  8  8  8
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR                     40          30          40          20          30
QPF 12HR                   0.15        0.15        0.09           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  S  C  C  C  S  C  S  S  C  C  C  S  S              C  C
TSTMS          S  S  S  C  C  C  S  C  S  S  C  C  C  S  S              C  C
HEAT INDEX             85 83                   86 85                83 88 87
MAX HEAT               85    85                86    86                88    88


DATE          WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13
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          66    88      67    86      67    87      67    87
TEMP          68 69 86 80   69 71 85 77   70 71 86 78   70 71 86 78
DEWPT         68 68 67 68   68 68 67 68   67 68 66 68   67 68 65 66
PWIND DIR        SE    SE       S    SE      SW    NE      NE    NE
WIND CHAR        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR         10    20      10    20      10    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS           S  S          S  S          S  S
TSTMS                S  S          S  S          S  S

$$
SCZ050-192100-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N  79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
337 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE             SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13
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          70          81          68          83
TEMP          72 72 78 80 78 74 72 71 70 72 78 80 79 75 71 69 68 71 79 82 81 76
DEWPT         70 67 67 66 66 66 67 67 67 68 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 69 68 67 67 67
RH            93 84 69 62 67 76 84 87 90 87 69 65 67 76 90 97100 93 69 61 63 74
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       6  8 10 13 11  9  9  9  9  9 10 10  9  8  5  4  4  5  6  8  8  8
CLOUDS        OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR                     40          40          40          20          20
QPF 12HR                   0.20        0.35        0.19           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S        S  S
TSTMS          C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S        S  S
HEAT INDEX             82                      82                      85 83
MAX HEAT               82    82                82    82                85    85


DATE          WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13
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          69    83      68    83      68    84      68    84
TEMP          70 72 83 77   70 71 82 76   70 71 83 77   71 71 83 76
DEWPT         68 68 67 67   68 68 66 67   68 68 67 67   67 67 66 67
PWIND DIR         S     S       S    SE      SW     S       W    NE
WIND CHAR        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR         10    10      10    20      10    20      10     5
RAIN SHWRS                         S  S          S  S
TSTMS                              S  S          S  S

$$
SCZ048-192100-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N  80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
337 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE             SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13
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                      82          69          82          67          85
TEMP          69 70 77 81 79 76 73 71 69 72 79 82 81 76 72 69 67 70 80 84 83 77
DEWPT         69 67 67 68 69 68 68 68 67 68 68 68 68 69 68 68 67 69 69 68 68 68
RH           100 90 71 65 72 76 84 90 93 87 69 63 65 79 87 97100 97 69 59 61 74
WIND DIR      SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       5  6  8 11 11  9  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  5  8  8  6
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR                     40          30          40          20          20
QPF 12HR                   0.17        0.18        0.13           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S              S  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S              S  S
HEAT INDEX             84                      85 84                83 87 86
MAX HEAT               84    83                85    85                87    87


DATE          WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13
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          67    86      68    84      67    86      68    86
TEMP          69 70 85 79   70 71 83 76   70 71 85 78   71 71 85 77
DEWPT         68 68 67 68   68 68 67 68   67 68 67 68   67 68 67 67
PWIND DIR         S    SE       S     S      SW     S       W    NE
WIND CHAR        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR         10    20      10    20      10    20      10     5
RAIN SHWRS           S  S          S  S          S  S
TSTMS                S  S          S  S          S  S

$$
SCZ043-192100-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N  80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
337 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE             SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13
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                      83          67          83          65          85
TEMP          67 69 78 82 81 76 71 69 67 70 78 83 82 76 70 67 65 68 79 85 84 76
DEWPT         67 67 67 67 68 66 66 67 67 67 68 67 67 68 68 67 65 68 68 67 67 67
RH           100 93 69 61 65 71 84 93100 90 71 59 61 76 93100100100 69 55 57 74
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       3  4  6 11 11  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  6  4  3  2  2  1  3  5  5  5
CLOUDS        OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR                     60          40          50          30          30
QPF 12HR                   0.40        0.25        0.16           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C              C  C
TSTMS          C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C              C  C
HEAT INDEX             85 84                   86 85                   88 87
MAX HEAT               85    85                86    86                88    88


DATE          WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13
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    87      65    86      65    88      65    87
TEMP          67 68 86 79   67 69 85 77   68 69 87 78   69 69 86 77
DEWPT         67 67 66 66   66 67 66 67   66 67 66 66   65 67 65 65
PWIND DIR         S    SE       S     S      SW     W       W    NE
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         10    20      10    20      10    20      10     5
RAIN SHWRS           S  S          S  S          S  S
TSTMS                S  S          S  S          S  S

$$
GAZ099-192100-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N  82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
337 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE             SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13
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                      84          68          86          66          88
TEMP          67 68 77 83 83 78 72 69 68 70 78 84 86 79 72 68 67 68 80 86 88 80
DEWPT         66 68 70 68 67 69 70 69 68 69 69 68 68 69 69 68 67 68 69 66 65 68
RH            97100 79 61 59 74 93100100 97 74 59 55 72 90100100100 69 51 47 67
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE
WIND SPD       3  3  4  6  8  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  4  5
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR                     60          40          50          20          20
QPF 12HR                   0.35        0.12        0.07           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  C  L  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  S  S              S  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  C  L  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  S  S              S  S
HEAT INDEX             86 86                   87 89                83 88 90 83
MAX HEAT               86    86                87    89                88    90


DATE          WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13
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          66    89      67    88      67    89      67    88
TEMP          68 68 87 82   69 71 87 79   70 71 88 79   71 71 87 78
DEWPT         67 68 65 66   66 67 65 66   67 68 64 66   66 65 60 63
PWIND DIR        SE    SE      SE    SE       S    NW      NW    NE
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR         10    20      10    30      10    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS           S  S          C  C          S  S
TSTMS                S  S          C  C          S  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

$$




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