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National Weather Service Charleston SC
252 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

SCZ050-102000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
252 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

Date             Fri 05/10/24            Sat 05/11/24            Sun 05/12/24
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          59          79          61          83
Temp          68 71 81 81 82 78 72 67 60 61 70 77 78 71 65 63 61 63 76 81 82 75
Dewpt         66 68 69 68 67 66 64 59 55 53 51 50 51 53 55 56 55 56 54 52 54 56
RH            93 90 67 65 61 67 76 75 84 75 51 39 39 53 70 78 81 78 46 37 38 52
Wind dir       W  W  W SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NW  W SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W SW
Wind spd       6  8 10 12 14  9 11 10 10  9  9  8  9  5  4  5  5  5  6  8  8  5
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.33        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  C  C
Tstms                C  S  S  S


Date          Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24
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    82      67    83      68    88      68    88
Temp          65 67 81 72   70 70 80 76   70 71 86 81   72 71 86 80
Dewpt         57 59 58 61   65 67 66 67   68 68 64 65   66 66 64 65
PWind dir        SE     S       S     S      SW    SW       W    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          0    20      60    80      60    30      20    30
Rain shwrs              S    C  L  D  D    L  C  C  C    S     S  C
Tstms                   S    C  L  D  D    L  C  C  C    S     S  C

$$
GAZ118-102000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
252 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

Date             Fri 05/10/24            Sat 05/11/24            Sun 05/12/24
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          60          80          60          83
Temp          69 71 78 80 83 78 74 68 62 62 71 78 79 72 66 63 60 63 76 82 83 75
Dewpt         67 68 68 68 67 66 66 62 57 54 52 52 51 55 57 57 55 56 55 54 54 57
RH            93 90 71 67 59 67 76 81 84 75 51 40 38 55 73 81 84 78 48 38 37 54
Wind dir      SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N NW  W  W SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
Wind spd       5  9 12 13 14 10  9  9  8  6  8  6  8  5  4  4  4  5  5  8  8  5
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                     70          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.57        0.07           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  L  C  C  C
Tstms             S  C  S  S  S


Date          Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24
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    79      67    81      68    87      68    87
Temp          65 66 79 74   71 70 78 77   70 71 85 81   72 70 85 80
Dewpt         56 59 61 63   67 68 69 69   69 70 66 68   67 68 67 70
PWind dir         S    SE       S     S      SW     W       W     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          0    40      60    80      60    30      20    30
Rain shwrs           S  C    L  L  L  D    L  S  C  C    S     S  C
Tstms                S  C    L  L  L  D    L  S  C  C    S     S  C

$$
SCZ050-102000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
252 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

Date             Fri 05/10/24            Sat 05/11/24            Sun 05/12/24
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                      82          60          78          63          82
Temp          69 71 80 81 81 77 73 67 62 62 71 76 77 71 66 65 63 64 76 81 80 74
Dewpt         68 69 70 69 69 68 66 61 57 55 54 53 54 57 58 59 58 58 56 56 57 60
RH            97 93 72 67 67 74 79 81 84 78 55 45 45 61 75 81 84 81 50 42 45 62
Wind dir       W  W  W SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W SW SW
Wind spd       8  9 10 12 13 10 12 11 10 10  8 10  8  5  5  5  6  6  8 11  9  8
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.36        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  C  C
Tstms                C  S  S  S


Date          Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24
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    80      68    81      69    86      70    86
Temp          66 69 80 73   70 70 79 76   71 71 85 80   73 72 85 78
Dewpt         60 62 62 64   67 69 70 71   71 71 69 70   69 69 69 70
PWind dir         S     S       S     S      SW    SW       W     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    BZ      BZ    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0    20      60    80      60    30      20    20
Rain shwrs              S    C  L  L  D    L  C  C  C    S     S  S
Tstms                   S    C  L  L  D    L  C  C  C    S     S  S

$$
SCZ048-102000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
252 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

Date             Fri 05/10/24            Sat 05/11/24            Sun 05/12/24
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          60          79          61          83
Temp          69 72 78 80 82 78 74 68 62 62 70 76 78 72 67 64 62 64 75 81 82 75
Dewpt         68 69 69 68 68 67 66 60 56 54 52 52 53 56 57 58 57 57 56 55 56 58
RH            97 90 74 67 63 69 76 76 81 75 53 43 42 57 70 81 84 78 52 41 41 55
Wind dir      SW  W  W SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NW  W  W SW  W  W NW NW  W  W SW
Wind spd       5  9 10 12 14 10 11 11 10  9  8  6  8  5  5  5  5  5  6  8  8  6
Clouds        B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     50          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.45        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  C  C
Tstms             S  C  S  S  S


Date          Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24
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    80      68    81      68    87      68    87
Temp          66 68 79 74   71 70 79 76   70 71 85 80   72 71 86 78
Dewpt         58 61 61 65   67 69 70 71   70 70 68 70   68 68 69 71
PWind dir         S    SE       S     S      SW    SW       W    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          0    30      60    80      60    40      20    30
Rain shwrs              C    C  L  L  D    L  C  C  C    S     S  C
Tstms                   C    C  L  L  D    L  C  C  C    S     S  C

$$
SCZ043-102000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
252 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

Date             Fri 05/10/24            Sat 05/11/24            Sun 05/12/24
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          55          77          57          81
Temp          66 68 76 79 81 76 69 63 58 59 69 76 77 70 63 59 57 60 74 80 81 74
Dewpt         65 67 68 68 66 66 63 58 54 53 50 49 49 53 53 53 53 55 54 52 52 56
RH            97 97 76 69 60 71 81 84 86 80 51 39 37 55 70 80 86 84 50 38 37 53
Wind dir      SW  W  W SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NW  W  W SW SW  W NW NW  W  W  W
Wind spd       4  8 10 11 13  9 11  9  8  6  6  6  8  4  4  4  4  4  6  8  8  4
Clouds        B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.35        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  C  S
Tstms             S  C  S  S  S


Date          Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24
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          59    80      63    79      64    84      64    85
Temp          61 63 80 72   66 67 77 73   66 68 83 77   68 67 83 78
Dewpt         55 58 58 61   63 67 67 68   66 68 64 65   64 67 64 67
PWind dir        SE    SE      SE     S      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 SC FW   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          0    30      60    80      60    40      20    30
Rain shwrs              C    C  L  L  D    L  C  C  C    S     S  C
Tstms                   C    C  L  L  D    L  C  C  C    S     S  C

$$
GAZ099-102000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
252 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

Date             Fri 05/10/24            Sat 05/11/24            Sun 05/12/24
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                      82          58          78          58          81
Temp          67 69 74 79 82 76 70 64 60 61 70 76 78 72 65 61 59 61 75 79 81 74
Dewpt         66 68 69 68 65 65 63 59 55 54 51 51 49 53 54 53 52 55 56 54 52 56
RH            97 97 84 69 56 69 78 84 84 78 51 42 36 51 68 75 78 81 52 42 37 53
Wind dir      SW  W SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W
Wind spd       5  8  9 12 13  9  9  9  6  6  6  5  8  5  4  4  4  4  6  8  9  5
Clouds        B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     90          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.48           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  S  L  C  C
Tstms          S  S  C  S  S


Date          Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24
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          60    78      64    80      66    86      65    87
Temp          62 63 78 72   67 67 78 74   68 68 84 79   69 68 85 81
Dewpt         55 57 60 62   65 67 67 68   68 68 65 66   66 67 66 68
PWind dir         S    SE      SE     S      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    40      60    80      60    30      20    30
Rain shwrs              C    L  L  L  D    L  S  S  C    S     S  C
Tstms                   C    L  L  L  D    L  S  S  C    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