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National Weather Service Charleston SC
320 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

SCZ050-242000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
320 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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                      81          59          81          59          78
Temp          52 55 72 78 80 69 65 63 60 61 74 80 78 69 64 62 60 62 73 77 76 68
Dewpt         48 52 51 46 48 53 56 56 55 56 58 56 57 59 60 60 59 59 58 56 55 56
RH            86 90 48 32 33 57 73 78 84 84 57 44 48 70 87 93 96 90 59 48 48 65
Wind dir      SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       3  3 10 11 13 10  6  3  3  4  6  5  9  8  6  6  8 10 13 13 13 12
Clouds        CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S


Date          Sat 04/27/24  Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24
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          62    79      62    80      61    83      63    86
Temp          63 65 79 71   65 65 79 71   63 64 83 73   64 66 85 75
Dewpt         59 60 58 60   60 60 58 59   60 61 59 61   63 63 62 64
PWind dir         E     E       E    SE      SE     S       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     5       0     0       0     0       0    10

$$
GAZ118-242000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
320 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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                      81          59          82          61          79
Temp          51 54 72 79 81 73 65 62 60 61 75 81 81 71 65 62 61 64 74 79 77 70
Dewpt         49 52 53 47 45 50 54 54 53 55 57 54 55 58 62 61 61 62 60 58 58 58
RH            93 93 51 32 28 44 68 75 78 81 54 39 41 63 90 97100 93 62 49 52 66
Wind dir      SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       2  3  9  9 10  6  5  3  2  2  5  5  6  6  5  5  5  8 12 13 13 12
Clouds        CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0          10          10           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Sat 04/27/24  Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24
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          63    80      64    80      62    83      64    87
Temp          64 66 79 72   66 66 80 72   63 64 82 74   65 66 86 76
Dewpt         60 62 59 60   61 61 58 58   60 61 58 60   62 63 61 62
PWind dir         E     E       E    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0    10       0     0       0     0       0    10

$$
SCZ050-242000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
320 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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          63          76          63          76
Temp          58 60 72 77 76 70 67 66 65 64 74 76 75 68 65 63 63 64 73 76 74 67
Dewpt         50 54 55 51 55 57 59 59 58 57 59 59 60 61 62 61 60 60 60 58 58 58
RH            75 81 55 40 48 63 75 78 78 78 59 56 60 78 90 93 90 87 64 54 57 73
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       5  5 11 13 18 14 10  6  4  5  5 10 11  6  6  8 10 11 13 13 14 13
Clouds        CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S


Date          Sat 04/27/24  Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24
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          66    78      65    79      64    80      65    83
Temp          66 66 78 70   66 66 78 70   64 66 80 71   65 67 83 73
Dewpt         60 62 60 61   61 61 59 61   62 63 61 62   64 65 64 65
PWind dir         E     E      SE    SE      SE     S       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   SC B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     5       0     0       0     0       0    10

$$
SCZ048-242000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
320 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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                      81          60          81          62          78
Temp          54 57 71 78 79 70 65 63 61 62 73 80 78 70 66 63 63 64 73 77 76 69
Dewpt         50 53 53 48 49 54 58 56 55 56 58 57 59 61 62 61 61 61 60 59 58 59
RH            86 86 53 35 35 57 78 78 81 81 59 45 52 73 87 93 93 90 64 54 54 70
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  W NW  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       3  3  9 10 10  8  5  4  3  3  5  5  8  6  5  5  6  9 13 13 13 13
Clouds        CL FW CL CL CL CL FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0          10          10           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Sat 04/27/24  Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24
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    79      64    80      62    83      64    86
Temp          65 66 78 71   66 66 79 71   63 65 81 72   65 66 84 75
Dewpt         60 62 60 61   61 61 59 61   60 62 60 62   63 64 63 64
PWind dir         E     E      SE    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0    10       0     0       0     0       0    10

$$
SCZ043-242000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
320 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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          56          79          56          76
Temp          44 49 69 78 80 71 64 61 58 58 72 78 79 70 62 59 58 59 71 76 76 69
Dewpt         44 49 48 46 45 49 53 53 53 56 57 53 52 57 59 59 58 58 58 55 54 55
RH           100100 47 32 29 46 67 75 83 93 59 42 39 63 90100100 96 63 48 46 61
Wind dir      SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  N NE NE NE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       2  3 10 10 10  5  3  2  1  3  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  8 10 10 11 11
Clouds        CL FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Sat 04/27/24  Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24
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          57    80      59    81      57    85      59    88
Temp          59 61 79 71   61 62 80 71   59 61 83 73   61 63 87 76
Dewpt         57 59 57 58   59 60 57 58   59 60 58 60   61 63 60 62
PWind dir         E     E       E    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0    10       0     0       0     0       0    10

$$
GAZ099-242000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
320 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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          56          81          60          80
Temp          48 51 71 78 80 70 62 60 57 58 73 80 81 73 66 62 60 62 74 80 79 71
Dewpt         46 49 49 45 44 48 52 52 53 54 55 51 49 52 56 58 60 61 60 57 55 57
RH            93 93 46 31 28 45 70 75 86 86 53 36 33 48 70 87100 97 62 45 44 61
Wind dir       S SW  W  W  W  W SW  W NW  N NE  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd       2  3  9  9  9  4  4  2  2  3  5  5  4  5  5  5  6  8 11 11 12 13
Clouds        CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          10           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S


Date          Sat 04/27/24  Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24
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          61    81      61    83      58    86      61    88
Temp          62 63 80 72   63 63 81 73   61 61 83 76   63 64 86 79
Dewpt         59 60 58 58   60 61 57 57   59 60 57 58   60 62 58 59
PWind dir         E     E      SE    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0     5       0     0       0     0       0    10

$$

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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