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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1230 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

SCZ050-262000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1230 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

Date             Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24            Tue 05/28/24
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                      92          74          93          73          92
Temp                   92 91 82 77 76 75 78 88 92 90 83 78 76 73 75 85 91 89 83
Dewpt                  68 70 71 72 72 72 73 71 69 70 71 72 72 71 72 70 68 67 68
RH                     46 50 69 85 87 90 85 57 47 52 67 82 87 93 90 61 47 48 61
Wind dir               SW  S  S  S  S  N  N SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd                6 11  8  5  1  0  0 10 13 14 11  9  8  6  6  6  9  9  6
Clouds                 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          20          10          40          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.19           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S                       C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Tstms                         S                       C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Heat index             96 97                94 97 96                90 95 92
Max heat               96    97                97    98                95    94


Date          Wed 05/29/24  Thu 05/30/24  Fri 05/31/24  Sat 06/01/24
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          69    91      68    86      64    86      65    85
Temp          73 72 90 82   71 69 85 78   67 68 85 76   66 68 85 76
Dewpt         66 63 59 63   61 58 57 61   62 62 56 59   62 62 59 61
PWind dir         W    NW      NW    NE       E    NE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5     0       5    10       5    10       5    10

$$
GAZ118-262000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1230 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

Date             Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24            Tue 05/28/24
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                      93          73          93          73          92
Temp                   93 92 85 79 77 74 75 85 91 92 86 79 75 73 75 85 91 91 84
Dewpt                  70 70 72 72 72 71 70 70 68 68 70 71 71 71 72 71 68 64 65
RH                     47 49 65 79 85 90 84 61 47 46 59 77 87 93 90 63 47 41 53
Wind dir               SW  S  S  S  N  N  N SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd                5  9  8  4  0  0  0  8 11 11  8  6  6  5  5  6  9  8  5
Clouds                 SC B1 SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5          10          50          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.23           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  S  S        S  S
Tstms                                                 C  C  S  S        S  S
Heat index             99 98 91             90 95 96 91             90 95 93
Max heat               99    99                95    97                95    95


Date          Wed 05/29/24  Thu 05/30/24  Fri 05/31/24  Sat 06/01/24
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          69    91      68    86      65    86      65    85
Temp          72 71 89 83   71 69 85 78   68 68 85 78   67 69 85 76
Dewpt         63 62 57 61   60 59 57 61   63 64 56 60   61 63 59 61
PWind dir         W    NW      NW    NE       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW   FW SC FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5     0       5    10       5    10       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                        S
Tstms                                                             S

$$
SCZ050-262000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1230 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

Date             Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24            Tue 05/28/24
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          77          88          75          88
Temp                   88 87 82 79 78 77 80 87 88 87 82 78 76 75 75 85 88 87 82
Dewpt                  71 72 72 74 73 73 74 73 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 70 71 71
RH                     57 61 72 85 85 87 82 63 59 63 74 85 90 94 94 65 55 59 69
Wind dir                S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW
Wind spd                9 14  9  6  4  4  4  9 13 13 11  9  8  6  5  5  9 10  5
Clouds                 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5          20          10          40          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.17           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Tstms                                                 C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Heat index             94 93                94 95 94                91 93 93
Max heat               95    95                95    95                94    93


Date          Wed 05/29/24  Thu 05/30/24  Fri 05/31/24  Sat 06/01/24
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          73    89      69    84      68    84      68    83
Temp          74 73 89 81   72 70 84 77   69 70 84 75   68 70 83 75
Dewpt         69 64 63 66   64 60 59 63   63 64 59 61   63 63 61 63
PWind dir         W     W      NW    NE       E     E       E    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5     0       5    10       5    10       5    10

$$
SCZ048-262000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1230 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

Date             Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24            Tue 05/28/24
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                      92          74          93          73          92
Temp                   91 90 83 78 77 75 77 86 91 91 85 78 76 73 75 84 90 90 84
Dewpt                  71 72 73 73 72 72 71 71 70 71 72 73 72 71 72 71 69 67 67
RH                     52 56 72 85 85 90 82 61 50 52 65 85 87 93 90 65 50 47 57
Wind dir               SW  S  S  S  S  N  N SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd                6  9  6  5  1  0  0  8 11 11  8  6  6  5  5  5  8  8  5
Clouds                 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          10          10          50          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.22           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  S  S        S  S
Tstms                                                 C  C  S  S        S  S
Heat index             98 97                91 97 98 91                95 93
Max heat               98    99                97    98                95    95


Date          Wed 05/29/24  Thu 05/30/24  Fri 05/31/24  Sat 06/01/24
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          70    91      68    87      67    86      66    85
Temp          74 72 89 83   72 70 85 78   69 70 84 77   68 70 84 77
Dewpt         64 63 60 64   61 59 58 63   63 64 58 61   63 64 61 63
PWind dir         W    NW      NW    NE       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL CL   FW SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5     0       5    10       5    10       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                        S
Tstms                                                             S

$$
SCZ043-262000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1230 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

Date             Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24            Tue 05/28/24
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                      93          71          91          69          89
Temp                   91 92 83 76 73 72 75 86 91 91 84 75 72 71 72 84 89 89 82
Dewpt                  68 67 71 71 71 71 71 70 67 67 71 71 71 71 72 70 65 63 65
RH                     47 44 67 85 93 97 87 59 45 45 65 87 97100100 63 45 42 56
Wind dir               SW SW  S  S  N  N  N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd                5  8  5  2  0  0  0  9 11 11  8  6  4  4  5  6  8  8  4
Clouds                 SC SC SC SC CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20          20          40          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.18           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S                    S  C  C  S  S        S  S
Tstms                      S  S                    S  C  C  S  S        S  S
Heat index             95 96                91 94 94                   91 90
Max heat               95    96                94    95                91    90


Date          Wed 05/29/24  Thu 05/30/24  Fri 05/31/24  Sat 06/01/24
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    90      64    85      61    86      60    86
Temp          69 69 88 81   68 66 83 77   63 64 84 76   62 64 85 76
Dewpt         61 61 57 61   58 57 55 59   60 61 55 58   59 62 57 60
PWind dir         W    NW      NW     N       E    NE       E    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5     0       5    10       5    10       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                        S
Tstms                                                             S

$$
GAZ099-262000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1230 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

Date             Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24            Tue 05/28/24
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                      92          72          91          71          90
Temp                   90 92 86 78 75 73 74 84 90 91 83 76 73 71 73 85 89 90 83
Dewpt                  70 69 70 71 71 69 69 70 69 68 71 72 71 71 71 69 64 61 63
RH                     52 47 59 79 87 87 84 63 50 47 67 87 93100 93 59 44 38 51
Wind dir               SW SW SW  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd                5  8  3  0  0  0  0  8 11 10  5  4  3  4  4  8  9  8  3
Clouds                 SC SC SC CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          10          30          50          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        0.19           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  C  C  C
Heat index             96 97 91                95 95                   90 90
Max heat               96    97                95    95                91    90


Date          Wed 05/29/24  Thu 05/30/24  Fri 05/31/24  Sat 06/01/24
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    89      65    85      62    86      62    87
Temp          70 69 87 80   68 67 83 78   64 66 85 79   65 66 85 79
Dewpt         59 61 56 59   58 57 55 59   59 61 55 59   59 62 56 60
PWind dir        NW    NW      NW     N       E    NE       E    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          5     0       5    10       5    10       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                        S
Tstms                                                             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