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National Weather Service Charleston SC
615 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

SCZ050-220800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
615 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date           09/21/24      Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24            Tue
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          90          71          89          71
Temp             76 72 69 68 68 81 89 87 79 75 73 72 73 84 88 86 79 75 74 72 73
Dewpt            66 67 68 67 67 67 67 68 68 69 70 69 70 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 71
RH               71 84 97 97 97 63 48 53 69 82 90 90 90 61 55 59 74 84 87 93 93
Wind dir          E  N  N  N NW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd          5  0  0  0  1  2  2  6  6  4  2  2  2  4  5  9  6  4  3  2  2
Clouds           CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         92 91                   93 91
Max heat                           92    92                93    93


Date           09/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24
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          88      71    87      71    86      70    83      68    83
Temp          88 79   74 74 87 78   74 73 85 79   74 72 82 76   71 70 81 75
Dewpt         71 71   71 71 71 71   72 71 72 72   71 70 70 70   69 68 69 69
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE     E       E     E       E    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5       5    10      20    30      30    30      30    30
Rain shwrs                           S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
GAZ118-220800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
615 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date           09/21/24      Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24            Tue
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          91          71          90          72
Temp             77 73 70 68 68 82 90 89 80 75 73 72 72 84 90 88 79 76 74 73 73
Dewpt            68 68 68 67 68 69 69 69 68 69 70 68 69 71 70 71 71 71 71 70 70
RH               74 84 93 97100 65 50 52 67 82 90 87 90 65 52 57 77 85 90 90 90
Wind dir         SE  N  N  N NW NW  N SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE  S SE SE
Wind spd          3  0  0  0  1  2  3  5  5  3  2  2  2  3  5  6  5  3  2  2  2
Clouds           FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         95 94                   96 94
Max heat                           95    94                96    96


Date           09/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24
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          89      72    88      73    86      73    82      71    83
Temp          89 80   75 73 88 79   75 73 86 79   75 73 82 76   73 71 83 76
Dewpt         72 71   71 71 71 72   72 71 73 72   72 71 73 71   71 70 72 69
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE       E     E       E    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      20    30      30    30      30    30
Rain shwrs                           S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
SCZ050-220800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
615 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date           09/21/24      Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24            Tue
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                      72          88          72          86          72
Temp             78 76 74 72 73 81 87 85 78 75 73 72 73 83 86 84 78 76 74 73 74
Dewpt            68 69 69 69 69 71 71 71 71 71 72 71 71 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 71
RH               71 79 84 90 87 72 59 63 79 87 97 97 93 72 65 70 82 87 93 93 90
Wind dir          E  E  E  N NW NW  S  S  S  S  S SW NW  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd          8  2  1  0  1  3  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  4  6  9  5  4  3  2  2
Clouds           CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         92 90                   93 90
Max heat                           93    92                93    93


Date           09/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24
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      73    85      73    84      72    81      71    81
Temp          86 78   75 74 85 78   74 73 84 78   74 73 81 76   72 71 81 75
Dewpt         74 72   73 72 74 74   73 73 75 74   73 72 73 72   71 70 72 70
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE     E       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       5    10      20    30      30    30      30    30
Rain shwrs                           S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
SCZ048-220800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
615 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date           09/21/24      Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24            Tue
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                      68          90          72          89          72
Temp             77 73 71 69 69 81 89 88 79 76 74 73 73 83 88 86 79 76 75 73 74
Dewpt            68 69 68 68 68 69 70 70 71 71 70 70 71 72 72 73 72 72 72 71 71
RH               74 87 90 97 97 67 54 55 77 85 87 90 93 70 59 65 79 87 90 93 90
Wind dir          E  N  N  N NW  W  S  S  S  S  S SW SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd          5  0  0  0  1  2  2  5  4  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  4  3  2  2  2
Clouds           CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          10          10           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         94 93                   95 93
Max heat                           94    94                95    96


Date           09/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24
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          89      73    87      73    86      72    82      71    83
Temp          88 79   75 74 87 79   75 74 85 78   75 73 82 76   73 71 82 77
Dewpt         73 72   72 72 73 73   72 72 74 74   72 72 73 72   71 70 73 70
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE     E       E     E       E    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      20    30      30    30      30    30
Rain shwrs                           S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
SCZ043-220800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
615 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date           09/21/24      Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24            Tue
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                      64          89          68          88          69
Temp             77 70 67 66 67 82 89 89 80 75 72 70 70 83 88 88 79 74 71 70 70
Dewpt            66 66 66 65 67 66 67 67 69 69 69 68 69 68 69 69 71 71 70 70 70
RH               69 87 97 97100 58 48 48 69 82 90 93 97 61 54 54 77 90 97100100
Wind dir         SE  N  N  N  N  W  W  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          2  0  0  0  0  2  2  3  5  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  2  2  2  2
Clouds           CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S
Heat index                         92 92                   92 92
Max heat                           92    92                92    92


Date           09/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24
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      70    86      69    83      69    80      67    81
Temp          87 79   72 71 86 79   72 71 83 77   72 70 80 75   70 68 81 75
Dewpt         70 70   70 70 70 71   71 71 71 71   70 69 69 69   68 67 68 68
PWind dir         S      SE    SE      SE     E       E     E       E    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       5    10      20    30      30    30      30    30
Rain shwrs                           S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
GAZ099-220800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
615 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date           09/21/24      Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24            Tue
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          92          70          92          70
Temp             80 73 69 67 67 83 91 91 83 78 74 71 71 85 91 91 82 76 73 71 71
Dewpt            67 68 66 65 66 66 68 67 69 67 67 66 67 68 68 68 70 70 69 69 69
RH               65 84 90 93 97 57 47 45 63 69 79 84 87 57 47 47 67 82 87 93 93
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd          0  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2
Clouds           FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         95 94                   95 95
Max heat                           95    96                95    96


Date           09/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24
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          91      70    90      70    86      71    82      68    82
Temp          91 82   73 71 89 80   73 71 86 78   73 71 82 75   71 69 82 75
Dewpt         69 70   70 70 69 70   71 70 71 71   71 70 70 70   70 68 68 69
PWind dir         S      SE    SE      SE     E       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      20    30      30    30      30    30
Rain shwrs                           S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  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