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National Weather Service Charleston SC
720 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

SCZ050-152000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
720 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      88          62          88          62          85
Temp             64 79 87 86 75 69 66 63 64 82 88 84 73 68 65 62 65 78 85 81 73
Dewpt            53 56 53 56 58 59 58 57 58 56 53 56 58 61 62 61 62 62 60 61 62
RH               67 45 31 36 55 70 75 81 81 41 30 38 59 78 90 97 90 58 43 51 68
Wind dir         SW  W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          4  8  8 11  9  6  5  4  5  6  9 12  9  5  4  3  4  8 11 13 11
Clouds           CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    88      65    86      64    86      66    83
Temp          67 67 87 77   68 66 86 73   66 66 85 74   68 67 83 71
Dewpt         64 64 63 64   63 60 61 64   64 64 62 64   63 61 60 61
PWind dir         S    SW       W    SW       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1 SC   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10     0       0     5       5    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                          S    S        C
Tstms                                               S    S        C

$$
GAZ118-152000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
720 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      88          61          88          62          86
Temp             63 78 86 87 77 69 65 61 62 82 88 85 75 68 64 62 65 77 85 84 74
Dewpt            54 55 54 52 55 56 55 54 56 55 53 54 57 60 61 61 62 61 59 59 60
RH               72 45 34 30 47 63 70 78 81 40 30 35 54 76 90 97 90 58 41 43 62
Wind dir          W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          2  6  6  9  8  5  4  3  3  4  6 10  6  4  3  3  4  8 11 11 10
Clouds           SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    89      65    89      65    88      66    85
Temp          67 66 87 79   70 66 88 77   68 67 87 77   69 67 84 75
Dewpt         63 62 61 62   62 60 59 62   64 64 61 62   63 61 58 60
PWind dir         S    SW       W    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          5     0       0     5       5    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                          S    S        C
Tstms                                               S    S        C

$$
SCZ050-152000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
720 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      84          64          82          63          80
Temp             64 78 84 82 72 68 66 64 65 79 82 80 71 67 65 64 66 75 80 77 71
Dewpt            56 57 57 60 59 61 60 59 60 60 58 60 61 63 63 63 64 64 63 64 64
RH               75 48 40 47 64 78 81 84 84 52 44 51 71 87 93 97 93 69 56 64 79
Wind dir         SW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          5  8 10 12  9  8  8  6  5  6 12 14  9  5  4  4  4  9 13 14 11
Clouds           CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    84      66    82      65    82      66    80
Temp          69 68 84 74   67 66 82 71   67 67 82 73   68 67 80 70
Dewpt         65 65 64 65   65 61 63 65   66 65 64 65   65 63 61 63
PWind dir        SW    SW       W     E       S    SW      SW     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1 SC   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10     0       0     5       5    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                          S    S        C
Tstms                                               S    S        C

$$
SCZ048-152000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
720 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      87          62          86          63          83
Temp             63 77 85 84 74 69 65 63 63 80 86 82 73 67 64 63 65 76 83 81 71
Dewpt            52 56 54 55 57 59 58 57 58 57 56 58 60 62 62 62 63 63 62 62 63
RH               67 48 35 37 55 70 78 81 84 45 36 44 64 84 93 97 93 64 49 53 76
Wind dir         SW  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          3  8  8 10  9  6  5  4  3  5  6 11  6  4  4  3  3  6 10 11  9
Clouds           FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    88      65    87      65    86      66    84
Temp          66 67 86 77   69 66 86 74   66 66 85 74   68 67 83 72
Dewpt         65 64 63 65   62 61 61 65   64 65 63 64   64 61 60 62
PWind dir         S    SW       W    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1 SC   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5     0       0     5       5    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                          S    S        C
Tstms                                               S    S        C

$$
SCZ043-152000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
720 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      87          57          86          59          84
Temp             61 78 87 87 77 68 63 60 61 78 86 86 73 66 62 60 62 75 83 83 71
Dewpt            52 54 51 48 53 57 56 54 56 55 50 51 56 58 59 60 61 61 58 57 61
RH               72 43 29 26 43 68 78 81 84 45 29 30 55 75 90100 97 62 43 41 71
Wind dir          W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          2  8  8  9  5  4  4  3  2  4  6  8  5  3  2  2  3  6  9 10  9
Clouds           CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    89      63    89      61    88      63    84
Temp          63 64 87 79   67 65 88 76   64 64 87 76   66 65 83 71
Dewpt         63 63 62 62   61 58 58 62   63 63 60 62   61 60 57 60
PWind dir         S    SW       W     W      SW    SW      SW    NW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 SC   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5     5       0    10       5    20      20    40
Rain shwrs                                          S    S     S  C
Tstms                                               S    S        C

$$
GAZ099-152000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
720 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      87          59          86          60          86
Temp             62 78 86 87 77 68 63 60 61 79 85 86 77 69 64 61 61 74 83 85 76
Dewpt            53 52 49 47 50 54 54 54 55 54 51 52 56 56 55 56 59 59 56 54 58
RH               72 40 28 25 39 61 72 81 81 42 31 31 48 63 73 84 93 59 40 35 54
Wind dir          W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          3  6  8  9  4  3  3  3  2  3  5  5  2  3  3  2  2  5  8  8  4
Clouds           SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    89      64    89      65    90      66    85
Temp          67 64 87 79   69 66 88 79   67 67 88 80   70 67 84 73
Dewpt         62 63 61 60   61 59 56 59   61 62 59 60   60 60 57 58
PWind dir        SW     W       W     W       W     W      SW    NW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5     5       5    10       5    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                          S    S        C
Tstms                                               S    S        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



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