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National Weather Service Charleston SC
319 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

SCZ050-232000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
319 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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                      90          73          89          72          87
Temp          71 72 83 90 87 79 77 75 74 75 84 88 86 79 76 75 73 74 83 86 85 78
Dewpt         70 71 72 73 73 73 73 73 72 73 72 71 71 71 72 71 71 72 71 70 71 71
RH            97 97 70 58 63 82 87 94 93 94 67 57 61 77 87 87 93 93 67 59 63 79
Wind dir       N SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd       0  1  3  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  5  9 10  8  5  5  4  4  8 11 11  9
Clouds        SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          10          10           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             98 94                90 94 91                   91 90
Max heat               98    97                94    94                91    91


Date          Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          74    85      73    85      72    85      70    82
Temp          75 75 83 77   76 75 83 77   75 73 83 77   72 71 80 74
Dewpt         72 71 72 72   73 72 74 74   73 72 71 72   70 69 70 69
PWind dir         E     E      SE     S       S     E      NE    NE
Wind char        GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 OV   OV B2 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    40      50    50      30    40      20    30
Rain shwrs           S  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    S  S  S  S    S        S    S        S

$$
GAZ118-232000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
319 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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          73          90          73          87
Temp          72 72 84 91 89 80 77 75 74 74 84 90 87 80 77 75 74 74 83 86 85 80
Dewpt         70 70 71 71 72 72 72 72 71 72 73 71 71 72 72 71 71 72 73 72 72 72
RH            93 93 65 52 57 77 85 90 90 93 70 54 59 77 85 87 90 93 72 63 65 77
Wind dir       N SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd       0  1  4  5  6  5  4  3  2  2  5  6  9  5  4  4  3  3  8 11 11  8
Clouds        SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             98 96                90 96 93                   92 91
Max heat               98    99                96    96                92    92


Date          Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          76    83      74    86      72    85      72    83
Temp          77 76 81 77   76 76 84 79   75 72 83 77   74 72 81 75
Dewpt         72 72 75 74   74 73 77 75   72 72 72 72   71 69 73 71
PWind dir         E     E      SE     S       S     E       E     E
Wind char        GN    BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         20    50      50    50      30    30      20    30
Rain shwrs        S  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    S  S  S  S    S        S    S        S

$$
SCZ050-232000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
319 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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          74          86          75          85
Temp          73 73 83 87 85 79 77 76 75 75 83 86 84 79 76 75 75 75 82 84 83 79
Dewpt         72 72 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 75 74 74
RH            97 97 72 65 70 85 90 94 94 97 77 70 72 85 94 94 94 94 77 74 74 85
Wind dir       N SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd       0  2  3  6  8  5  4  4  3  3  5  8  9  5  5  4  3  3  6 10 11  8
Clouds        SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          10           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             95 92                90 94 91                   92 90
Max heat               95    95                94    94                92    92


Date          Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          76    83      75    83      74    83      72    80
Temp          77 77 82 78   77 76 82 78   76 74 82 77   74 73 79 75
Dewpt         73 73 76 75   75 75 77 76   75 73 76 74   72 71 73 71
PWind dir         E     E      SE     S       S     E      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   OV B2 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    40      50    50      40    30      30    30
Rain shwrs           S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    S  S  S  S    S        S    S        S

$$
SCZ048-232000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
319 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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                      90          74          89          74          87
Temp          73 73 84 89 87 80 77 76 75 75 84 88 86 80 77 76 75 75 82 85 85 79
Dewpt         71 71 72 73 73 73 74 73 73 73 74 74 73 74 73 73 72 73 74 74 74 74
RH            93 93 67 59 63 79 90 90 94 94 72 63 65 82 87 90 90 94 77 70 70 85
Wind dir       N SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd       0  2  3  4  6  5  4  3  2  2  5  5  8  4  3  3  2  2  6  9 10  5
Clouds        SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          10           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index          90 97 94                91 97 93                   93 93
Max heat               97    97                97    96                93    94


Date          Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          76    83      74    85      73    84      71    82
Temp          77 77 81 76   77 76 83 78   75 73 82 77   73 71 80 75
Dewpt         72 73 76 75   74 74 77 76   74 72 74 73   71 70 73 71
PWind dir         E     E      SE     S       S     E      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10    50      50    50      30    30      20    30
Rain shwrs           C  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                   S    S  S  S  S    S        S    S        S

$$
SCZ043-232000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
319 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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                      89          71          88          70          86
Temp          71 70 84 89 89 79 74 73 72 73 83 88 88 80 75 73 71 72 82 86 84 77
Dewpt         69 69 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 72 71 69 69 71 72 70 71 72 70 69 69 71
RH            93 97 67 57 57 79 93 97 97 97 67 54 54 74 90 90100100 67 57 61 82
Wind dir       N  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd       0  1  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  5  5  8  5  4  2  2  2  6  9 10  5
Clouds        SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          10          10           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index          90 96 96                   92 92                   90
Max heat               96    96                92    92                90


Date          Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          72    82      72    83      70    82      69    80
Temp          73 74 82 74   74 74 82 76   72 72 81 74   70 69 79 72
Dewpt         71 71 71 72   72 73 74 74   72 71 69 71   69 68 69 70
PWind dir         E     E      SE     S       S     E      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10    40      50    50      30    30      20    30
Rain shwrs           S  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C    S     S  C
Tstms                   S    S  S  S  S    S        S    S        S

$$
GAZ099-232000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
319 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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          70          89
Temp          71 71 85 93 93 82 77 74 72 72 85 91 91 82 76 73 71 71 82 87 87 79
Dewpt         67 67 69 70 69 72 71 69 69 70 71 70 68 70 70 70 70 70 71 69 69 71
RH            87 87 59 47 46 72 82 84 90 93 63 50 47 67 82 90 97 97 69 55 55 77
Wind dir       N SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd       0  1  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  4  4  2  2  2  5  8  9  6
Clouds        FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          20           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S
Tstms                      S  S
Heat index             99 98                90 97 95                   91 91
Max heat               99    99                97    96                91    92


Date          Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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    81      71    84      68    84      69    82
Temp          75 74 79 74   75 73 82 77   73 69 82 76   72 70 80 73
Dewpt         71 71 73 73   74 73 74 74   72 69 71 72   70 68 70 71
PWind dir         E     E      SE     S       S     S       E    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         20    50      50    50      30    30      20    30
Rain shwrs        S  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  S     C    S     S  C
Tstms                   S    S  S  S  S    S        S    S        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